Vice President JD Vance said in his Israel visit that he's confident in "durable" peace amid the ceasefire, warning Hamas will be "obliterated" if it doesn't cooperate.

As Israel's cease-fire with Hamas comes under growing strain, President Donald Trump dispatched Vice President JD Vance to Israel to ensure it stays on track.

"We have to be a little bit flexible. I think what you're seeing from our Gulf Arab friends, certainly from our Israeli friends, is a certain amount of impatience with Hamas."

Vice President JD Vance declined to be drawn on how long Hamas would have before the US took action to force the Islamist movement to disarm as part of the Gaza cease fire agreement. "If Hamas doesn't comply with the deal,

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."

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and other envoys projected optimism Tuesday about Gaza ‘s fragile ceasefire agreement, calling progress better than anticipated as they visited a new center in

U.S. Vice President JD Vance has warned that "very bad things are going to happen" if Hamas does not comply with the terms of the Israel-Gaza ceasefire.

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Vance also cautioned that “there is currently no existing security infrastructure to guarantee Hamas’s disarmament.”