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US Vice President JD Vance said he remains optimistic about the future of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas despite a flareup in violence over the weekend, part of a bid to keep talks progressing on the future of Gaza.

Vance spoke Tuesday at the base of a multinational monitoring force near Gaza. He traveled to the region about a week after President Donald Trump unveiled a US-led agreement to end the two-year war between Israel and Hamas, starting with a truce and exchange of Hamas’s last living hostages for almost 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. 

“There are going to be hills and valleys,” Vance said, flanked by Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and presidential envoy Steve Witkoff. “There are going to be moments where it looks like things aren’t going particularly well. But given that, and given the history of conflict, I think that everybody should be proud of where we are today.”

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