TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance sought Wednesday to ease concerns in Israel that the Trump administration was dictating terms to its closest ally in the Middle East, as he and other top U.S. envoys visit Israel this week to support the Gaza ceasefire agreement.

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrived in Israel on Tuesday to shore up the fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza that has teetered over the past few days following a burst of deadly violence and questions over how to move forward with the plan for cementing a long-term peace.

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.

The Israeli military said a ceasefire in Gaza had resumed after an attack killed two of its soldiers and prompted airstrikes that Palestinians said killed 26 people.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli forces carried out a "targeted strike" on an individual in central Gaza who was planning to attack Israeli troops, Israel's military said on Saturday. A U.S.-backed ceasefire is in force between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas more than two years after the war in the Gaza Strip began,

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.

A Palestinian vet was killed by Israeli troops as he returned to his home in northern Gaza after the ceasefire took effect, his employer has said. Dr Mu’ath Abu Rukbeh, who was described as a “kind” and “exceptional” vet,

A fraction of the necessary aid is coming in, despite the cease-fire and dire humanitarian conditions, writes MSF's Anna Halford.

The Trump administration withdrew the U.S. from UNRWA earlier this year because of the embattled agency’s ties to Hamas.