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Vice President Vance said the Israel-Hamas ceasefire is holding after talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, even as a difficult Phase 2 looms. A U.S. team is in Israel to keep the truce, in place since Oct. 10, on track; in a rare exception, envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Hamas leaders in Egypt to finalize it. Despite a flare-up Sunday, Vance prioritized aid and security and visited a coordination center built by 200 U.S. troops. Plans call for Hamas to decommission weapons, Israeli pullbacks, and a still-undefined international force, while Gaza’s interim technocrat government lacks a timetable.

Prepared by Rachel Morgan and reviewed by editorial team.