Time - The cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, which took hold on Oct. 10, remains in place as of Monday evening, local time, but it appears to be increasingly fragile following reports of further clashes in Gaza and accusations of violations from both sides.
With the U.S. eager for the cease-fire to hold, Vice President J.D. Vance arrived in Israel on Tuesday morning. He's set to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem during his trip. Vance joins U.S. President Donald Trump's Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, and son-in-law Jared Kushner, who arrived in Israel on Monday to monitor the cease-fire.
Israel again accused Hamas of violating the terms of the truce over the weekend, saying they targeted and killed two Israeli soldiers. Israel reported that its military personnel were targeted by Hamas in the Rafah area of southern Gaza, which is still under Israeli control. Responding to what it called Hamas' "blatant violation" of the deal, Israel launched air strikes in the territory on Sunday and temporarily suspended humanitarian aid. More
Hamas has maintained it was Israel that first breached the cease-fire.
There were further threats to the cease-fire's stability on Monday morning, when the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said that “terrorists” had approached Israeli troops in the Shejaiya area of northern Gaza, crossing the agreed-upon withdrawal line within the territory. MORE
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