The US vice-president's visit comes after a flare-up of violence between Israel and Hamas that threatened to derail the 12-day-old truce.

The vice president was the latest U.S. official to meet with the Israeli PM since a flare-up in violence threatened the truce. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was set to follow Friday.

Sami Shaban says his relatives were among 11 killed when Israeli tank fire struck their minibus a week after the U.S.-brokered ceasefire took effect.

As top U.S. officials and envoys visit Israel this week to try to bolster the Gaza ceasefire agreement, Vice President JD Vance sought Wednesday to publicly ease concerns within Israel that the Trump administration was dictating terms to its closest ally in the region.

Vice President JD Vance said a Knesset vote was an "insult." Secretary of State Marco Rubio planned to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later Thursday.

President Donald Trump participated in a phone interview with TIME at the White House on Oct. 15. Over the course of the interview, Trump discussed in detail how the ceasefire in Gaza came together and his view on where the region goes from here. Here's what Trump told TIME Senior Political Correspondent Eric Cortellessa.

Late Tuesday, Israel’s military said the remains of two more Gaza hostages had been returned, where they would be identified.

A round of violence on Sunday was short-lived, but analysts expect more tensions between Israel and Palestinian militants that will put the truce under strain.

US Secretary of State insisted that the ceasefire is holding in place despite concerns over aid and recent clashes in Gaza