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Vice President J.D. Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, landed in Israel on Tuesday as part of the Trump administration’s latest bid to maintain the fragile Israel-Gaza ceasefire. He issued a stern warning that “very bad things will happen” if Hamas does not comply with the agreement.

After landing, the vice president held a press conference and stated that the Gaza ceasefire was progressing better than expected. He called for “some patience”, acknowledging that it would take time to return the dead hostages to Israel.

However, he did not hesitate to issue a stern warning to Hamas and called on them to abide by the conditions of the peace plan.

During the briefing, Vice President Vance warned, “We know that Hamas must comply with the agreement, and if Hamas does not comply with the agreement, very bad things will happen.” “But I’m not going to do what the President of the United States has ever refused to do, which is clearly put a deadline on it, because a lot of this stuff is hard, a lot of things are unpredictable.

“I don’t think it’s actually advisable for us to say, ‘This needs to be done in a week’ because a lot of this work is so difficult, it’s never been done before, and we need to be a little bit flexible to give it a chance of being successful.” Express USA.

The Vice President stated that the administration was focused on returning the bodies of the deceased hostages to Israel, acknowledging that many were “buried under thousands of pounds of rubble,” making their location difficult. Hamas has released all 20 hostages who were alive when the deal was reached and has handed over 13 of the 28 hostages who have died so far.

“That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t work to get them, and it doesn’t mean we don’t have confidence that we will. It’s just a reason to advise you to be a little patient. It’s going to take some time.”

However, he dismissed concerns about recent ceasefire violations, saying the agreement was still intact.

“My visit had nothing to do with the events of the last 48 hours,” Vance said. “Obviously we had tried planning this visit months ago. We thought it would be a good time to do it… I wanted to come, I wanted to check in on the situation, I wanted to talk to the troops who were working hard to coordinate this massive relief effort.”

In recent days, many allegations of violations of the ceasefire have emerged. The Palestinian news agency reported that in the 11 days since the ceasefire came into force, Israel has violated the ceasefire 80 times and killed at least 80 Palestinians.

In contrast, Israel claimed that Hamas delayed the return of the hostages’ bodies, which was a violation of the ceasefire.

Two Israeli soldiers were killed by Palestinian militants, while Israel retaliated with bombings in Gaza on Sunday.

But Vance is in Israel for more than just overseeing the sensitive deal. He is there to announce the opening of what he calls the Center for Civil Military Cooperation, where Israelis and Americans will cooperate to rebuild the Gaza Strip.

“Israelis and Americans are working hand in hand to launch a plan to rebuild Gaza, to implement a long-term peace and to ensure that non-American security forces are on the ground in Gaza that can actually keep the peace in the long term.” he explained.

Vance plans to stay in the Middle East until Thursday to discuss the deal brokered by President Trump with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He is also holding meetings with the families of hostages whose bodies have not yet been released by Hamas.

The vice president was welcomed upon his arrival by US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and other officials. He will also meet with White House envoys Steve Witkoff and the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.

In an earlier report by Reuters, it was stated that an Israeli official confirmed that Vance’s visit was aimed at advancing talks on the second phase of the 20-point peace plan prepared by the administration. But given the increasingly unstable and volatile state of the ongoing ceasefire, it remains unclear whether this is still the case.

The coming phases of the peace plan are considered the most challenging, as they address complex issues such as post-war governance in Gaza and whether Hamas is ready to cede any power.