The truth is, Israel does not and has never needed Netanyahu to survive; it needs to survive Netanyahu. How Trump chooses to treat the Israeli premier and his far-right coalition will determine not just whether the president’s peace plan will succeed, but whether Israel will succeed in outlasting its extremist minoritarian government.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement that Hamas had violated the ceasefire and vowed to go "forcefully" after Hamas terrorists. On Sunday, he decided to close all crossings to the Gaza Strip and halt the delivery of humanitarian aid in response to Hamas' violation of the ceasefire.

Vice President JD Vance downplayed concerns about the fragility of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire while speaking in Israel on Tuesday, even as some Trump administration officials are privately concerned the deal could fall apart,

The White House East Wing was largely torn down in Trump’s ballroom construction. The White House said the next Trump-Putin meeting is indefinitely postponed. Vice President JD Vance arrived in Israel. North Carolina’s senate approved a new congressional map. The Trump administration is seeking to accept more Afrikaner refugees.

As Israel and Hamas traded hostages and prisoners on Monday, President Donald Trump addressed the Israeli parliament, saying the region is finally at peace and claiming he has now ended eight wars in eight months.

The United Kingdom has deployed a small number of troops to Israel, after a request by the United States, to monitor the Gaza ceasefire.

Get live updates and the latest news on the Trump administration as the government shutdown enters Day 21 and Vice President JD Vance travels to Israel as the administration works to secure the fragile ceasefire with Hamas.

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