Special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump's son-in-law and businessman Jared Kushner arrived in Israel on Monday morning to bolster the ceasefire agreement and to continue implementation of the second phase of Trump's 20-point Gaza plan.

Vice President JD Vance traveled to Israel as the U.S. tries to show that it will enforce a Gaza ceasefire deal that is off to a shaky start.

The vice president said that while he can't have "100% certainty that it's going to work," he has "great optimism the ceasefire is going to hold."

US vice-president joins Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner as Israeli premier Netanyahu comes under pressure to restart war

A US-brokered ceasefire in Gaza appears to have survived its first major test as Israel and Hamas affirmed their commitment to the deal after two Israeli soldiers were killed in the enclave on Sunday,

Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff both rejected critics who accused Israel of committing a "genocide" in Gaza during a Sunday interview on 60 Minutes.

President Donald Trump issued a warning to Hamas days into a cease-fire that it needs to stop killing people, end its attempt to regain control of Gaza.

More U.S. adults support President Donald Trump's handling of the conflict in Israel after he brokered a ceasefire deal in Gaza, a new AP-NORC poll finds — but his approval ratings on domestic issues remain weak.