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Vance Visits Israel, Says Gaza Truce Is Holding Better Than Expected

U.S. officials begin shaping a foreign-led Gaza security force with no American combat role.

Bibi Netanyahu and JD Vance.
President Donald Trump meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky over lunch in the White House in Washington, DC, on October 17.
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Steve Witkoff, US Special Envoy to the Middle East speaks alongside US Vice President JD Vance (2nd-L), Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) (L) and Jared Kushner (R), during a press conference following a military briefing at the Civilian Military Coordination Center in southern Israel on October 21, 2025. Vance is expected to meet top US Middle East envoys and military experts monitoring the fragile US-brokered ceasefire in Gaza. According to Israeli media reports, he will also meet Israeli leaders, including the Israeli prime minister on October 22 in Jerusalem. (Photo by Nathan HOWARD / POOL / AFP) (Photo by NATHAN HOWARD/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Overview

  • Vice President JD Vance inaugurated a U.S.-Israeli Civilian-Military Cooperation Center in southern Israel and said progress on the ceasefire has exceeded expectations despite recent violence.
  • Vance reiterated that there will be no American “boots on the ground” in Gaza as Washington starts to conceptualize a multinational stabilization force expected to draw troops from partner nations.
  • Roughly 200 U.S. personnel are stationed in Israel in supervisory and coordination roles, and officials say they will not deploy into Gaza.
  • Hostage-remains returns remain a flashpoint, with 13 of 28 bodies reported back so far, and the Israeli military saying two more were handed over on Tuesday as Vance urged patience on timelines.
  • Recent flare-ups, including the killing of two Israeli soldiers in Rafah and subsequent Israeli strikes reported to have killed dozens, have strained the truce as U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner press talks with Israeli leaders.