TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrived in Israel on Tuesday to shore up the fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza that has teetered over the past few days following a burst of deadly violence and questions over how to move forward with the plan for cementing a long-term peace.

The vice president was the latest U.S. official to meet with the Israeli PM since a flare-up in violence threatened the truce. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was set to follow Friday.

Vice President J.D. Vance arrived in Israel to reinforce the fragile Gaza ceasefire after weekend violence tested the agreement.

Late Tuesday, Israel’s military said the remains of two more Gaza hostages had been returned, where they would be identified.

Special Envoy Kushner stated that Israel and Hamas are transitioning to a peacetime posture. There is a good chance the Gaza peace deal between Israel and Hamas will remain intact, US Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday.

US Vice President JD Vance expressed "great optimism" that the Gaza truce would hold, ahead of a meeting Wednesday in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Vance is to meet Israeli leaders,

Vice President JD Vance said recent visits by top American officials were to monitor the cease-fire, but not “in the sense of, you know, you monitor a toddler.”

JD Vance, Donald Trump's top messenger, heads to Israel to prevent the collapse of the next phase of his Gaza peace plan between Netanyahu and Hamas.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance held a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Wednesday as he attempts to nudge forward Gaza’s fragile ceasefire.

Vance also cautioned that “there is currently no existing security infrastructure to guarantee Hamas’s disarmament. ” The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is not in danger of collapsing, US President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday,