The cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, which took hold on Oct. 10, remains in place as of Wednesday afternoon, local time, despite reports of clashes in Gaza and accusations of violations from both sides.

Vice President JD Vance, who was on the second day of a visit to Israel, said recent trips to the country by top American officials were intended to shore up the fragile Gaza truce.

The International Court of Justice said on Wednesday that Israel must allow the United Nations aid agency in Gaza, known as UNRWA, to provide humanitarian assistance to the war-torn territory.

"There are not going to be American boots on the ground in Gaza," Vice President JD Vance emphasized during a visit to Israel.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Israel to meet with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday, the Israeli government announced Wednesday. The announcement comes as the Trump administration works to shore up the Gaza ceasefire deal.

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.

People in the arts community who have sympathy with Israel are treated "basically like a Nazi", according to the writer of a new TV drama. David Ireland said that the situation in Israel and Gaza is an "impossible thing to talk about" for some people working in the arts.