Kiryat Gat, Oct. 22 -- United States Vice President JD Vance expressed optimism on Tuesday that the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip is likely to hold, during his visit to a newly opened US-Israel ceasefire coordination center in Kiryat Gat, southern Israel.

Vance, accompanied by US special envoy Steve Witkoff and top Trump adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner, visited Israel with the aim of reinforcing the fragile ceasefire, ensuring all sides remain committed to its terms, and advancing the next phase of President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan.

The visit followed President Trump's warning that he could deploy international forces into Gaza to confront Hamas over any violations of the ceasefire, though he said he would first give the group...