JERUSALEM, Israel – U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrived in Israel Tuesday for talks about the second phase of President Trump's Gaza peace deal, while U.S. mediators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are here to press for the completion of the plan's first phase. Vance and his wife, Usha, arrived for a three-day visit.

Witkoff and Kushner met on Monday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against the backdrop of Hamas's violation of the agreement when the terror group attacked Israeli toops, killing two soldiers. Israel responded with dozens of airstrikes.

Witkoff and Kushner met today with the hostages who were released last Monday. They thanked the two for their role in securing the deal that brought them home, and Trump for making their release a top priority.

The White House warned

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