With the cease-fire deal under strain, Vice President JD Vance is set to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other leaders.

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."

The Trump administration will not put a timeline or deadline on Hamas to return deceased hostages to Israel, Vice President JD Vance said during a press conference in Israel at the civilian military cooperation center Tuesday.

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.

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.

JD Vance, Donald Trump's top messenger, traveled to Israel to try and prevent the collapse of the ceasefire between Netanyahu and Hamas.

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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