{"id":2501441,"date":"2025-10-21T13:37:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T17:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-voices-optimism-for-gaza-ceasefire-after-cracks-start-to-show\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T13:38:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T17:38:29","slug":"vance-voices-optimism-for-gaza-ceasefire-after-cracks-start-to-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-voices-optimism-for-gaza-ceasefire-after-cracks-start-to-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance voices optimism for Gaza ceasefire after cracks start to show"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvance-voices-optimism-for-gaza-ceasefire-after-cracks-start-to-show%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2501441&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Vice President JD Vance is expressing cautious optimism while visiting Israel to support the U.S.-led peace agreement aimed at establishing lasting peace in the Gaza Strip. Despite a recent Israeli strike that risked breaking the ceasefire, Vance conveyed hope that the peace plan, introduced a week prior under President Donald Trump, is progressing better than expected. He emphasized that the true peace process will take a long time and highlighted concerns that Hamas has not fully disarmed and is continuing internal violence during the truce. Vance reaffirmed Trump&#8217;s warning that the U.S. will forcibly disarm Hamas if necessary. During his visit, vance met with key figures involved in the peace deal and toured the Civilian-military Cooperation Center, which will help implement the plan. He also clarified that no American troops will be deployed to Gaza; rather, the U.S. will coordinate efforts involving Israel, Gulf Arab states, and other regional actors to maintain peace. Vance is scheduled to meet with Israeli leaders including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President isaac Herzog to further discuss the situation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Vance voices optimism for Gaza ceasefire deal after cracks start to show<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2377744\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">JD Vance<\/a> is balancing hope with concern as he tours across Israel seeking to maintain the U.S.-led peace agreement that promises to establish a lasting peace in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gaza Strip<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The vice president, visiting the region after an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3856218\/israel-gaza-hamas-ceasefire-violation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Israeli strike<\/a> threatened to shatter the nonaggression sustained since the ceasefire, conveyed a sense of optimism but warned true peace will &ldquo;take a very, very long time.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3858276\/trump-second-meeting-budapest-putin-on-hold\/\">Trump&#8217;s second meeting with Putin put on ice, White House official confirms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3858122\/oxford-union-president-elect-out-charlie-kirk-comments\/\">Oxford Union president-elect ousted over Charlie Kirk comments refuses to go quietly<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3857972\/former-french-president-nicolas-sarkozy-prison-sentence-campaign-finance-conspiracy\/\">Former French President Sarkozy begins five-year prison sentence for campaign finance conspiracy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;We are one week into President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">[Donald]  Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> historic peace plan in the Middle East and things are going, frankly, better than I expected,&rdquo; Vance said at a press conference in Kiryat Gat, Israel, on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Of particular concern to the White House is intelligence indicating that Hamas has failed to disarm and is using the truce as a window for extra-judicial killings of rival gang members.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vice President JD Vance speaks to the media as U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and senior Trump adviser Jared Kushner stand next to him, in Kiryat Gat, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. (AP Photo\/Francisco Seco)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Vance reaffirmed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3850094\/trump-threatens-violent-repercussions-hamas-disarm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trump&rsquo;s warning<\/a> that if the terrorist organization does not lay down its weapons, the United States will force it to do so &ldquo;perhaps violently.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The terms of the 20-point plan that the president put out there is very clear,&rdquo; Vance said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s supported not just by Israel, but by all of our Gulf Arab friends. It&rsquo;s that Hamas has to disarm. It&rsquo;s that Hamas has to actually behave itself and that Hamas, while all the fighters can be given some sort of clemency, they&rsquo;re not going to be able to kill each other, and they&rsquo;re not going to be able to kill their fellow Palestinians.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He continued: &ldquo;Right now, where I stand, I feel confident that we&rsquo;re going to be in a place where this peace lasts, where it&rsquo;s durable, and if Hamas doesn&rsquo;t cooperate, then, as the United States has said, Hamas is going to be obliterated.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harriss-separation-from-biden-crucial-among-key-voting-bloc-in-nevada-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Harris\u2019s separation from Biden crucial among key voting bloc in Nevada ... Washington Examiner\">vice president held<\/a> his conference at the newly established Civilian-Military Cooperation Center, which is expected to play a significant role in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3852731\/trump-advisers-gaza-rebuild-hostage-recovery-phase-two\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">implementing the 20-point peace plan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Vance was joined by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3856848\/witkoff-kushner-gaza-reject-allegations-of-genocide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">key architects of the Gaza peace deal<\/a> &mdash; U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Trump&rsquo;s son-in-law.<\/p>\n<p>Second lady Usha Vance has accompanied him throughout his trip to the region. They are expected to spend three days in the Middle East before returning to Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vice President J.D. Vance and second lady Usha Vance greet U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, second from left, Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter, and Israeli Minister of Justice Yariv Levin, right, upon their arrival at Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. (Nathan Howard\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Trump alluded to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3849383\/hamas-executes-rivals-cracks-down-on-civilians-post-peace-deal-gaza-power-vacuum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">continued violence being perpetuated by Hamas<\/a> on fellow Gazans in a Truth Social post just hours before Vance&rsquo;s press conference.<\/p>\n<p>The president claimed that Middle East allies of the U.S. have offered to send in their own militaries to establish law and order in the Gaza Strip if Hamas does not disarm.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Numerous of our NOW GREAT ALLIES in the Middle East, and areas surrounding the Middle East, have explicitly and strongly, with great enthusiasm, informed me that they would welcome the opportunity, at my request, to go into GAZA with a heavy force and &lsquo;straighten our Hamas&rsquo; if Hamas continues to act badly, in violation of their agreement with us,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3858069\/trump-not-yet-sending-forces-gaza-end-hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trump asserted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He thanked the unnamed countries for the offer but said it was not yet necessary.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is still hope that Hamas will do what is right,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;If they do not, an end to Hamas will be FAST, FURIOUS, &amp; BRUTAL!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/idf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Israel Defense Forces<\/a> initiated a strike against Hamas on Sunday after two soldiers were allegedly killed by terrorist militants in Rafah. Observers worried that the back-and-forth would collapse the delicate peace established earlier this month, but the IDF said it has &ldquo;renewed enforcement of the ceasefire&rdquo; following the operation.<\/p>\n<p>Vance reiterated on Tuesday that U.S. troops will not be deployed to the region under any circumstances. Instead, the White House sees itself as a purely logistical and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >diplomatic leader coordinating disparate powers<\/a> that are all interested in taking a more proactive role.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There are not going to be American boots on the ground in Gaza. The president of the United States has made that very clear, all of our military leadership has made that very clear. What we can do is provide some useful coordination,&rdquo; the vice president said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3856504\/gaza-ceasefire-renewed-after-idf-strikes-hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GAZA CEASEFIRE &lsquo;RENEWED&rsquo; AFTER STRIKES ON HAMAS, IDF SAYS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He continued, &ldquo;How do you take the Gulf Arab States, plus Israel, plus the Turks, plus the Indonesians &mdash; how do you actually get those folks to work together in a way that actually produces long-term peace? The only real mediators are the United States of America.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Vance will meet with Israeli Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> and President Isaac Herzog on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vance optimistic on Gaza ceasefire despite emerging tensions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2501442,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25294372165921.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[35381,39906,52262,15469],"class_list":["post-2501441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-conflict-resolution","tag-gaza-ceasefire","tag-optimism-2","tag-vance"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25294372165921.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2501441","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2501441"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2501441\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2501445,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2501441\/revisions\/2501445"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2501442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2501441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2501441"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2501441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}