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.

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.

Special Envoy Kushner stated that Israel and Hamas are transitioning to a peacetime posture. There is a good chance the Gaza peace deal between Israel and Hamas will remain intact, US Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday.

After meeting with Israel's prime minister, Vance said the United States' role was to support and safeguard the ceasefire, not to "monitor a toddler.”

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

Vice President JD Vance said recent visits by top American officials were to monitor the cease-fire, but not “in the sense of, you know, you monitor a toddler.”

JD Vance, Donald Trump's top messenger, heads to Israel to prevent the collapse of the next phase of his Gaza peace plan between Netanyahu and Hamas.

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

Vice President JD Vance met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in Jerusalem and said that he was optimistic the Gaza cease-fire will hold. Recent flare-ups of violence in Gaza underscored the fragility of the truce.

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.