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Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Vance arrives in Israel amid US efforts to bolster Gaza ceasefire
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
US Vice President JD Vance lands at Ben Gurion Airport to begin his two-day visit to Israel.
He is expected to head south to the headquarters of the fledgling US-backed force to oversee the implementation of the Gaza ceasefire.
Tomorrow, he will meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem.
Vance is in Israel as part of efforts to advance and bolster the Gaza ceasefire, after a New York Times report said that officials in Washington are concerned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could act to collapse the truce and return to war against the Hamas terror group.
US special envoy Steve Witkoff and top White House adviser Jared Kushner are also in Israel.
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