US vice president JD Vance visits Israel to shore up fragile ceasefire in Gaza

JD Vance has arrived in Tel Aviv, Israel (Nathan Howard/pool photo via AP)

US vice president JD Vance has arrived in Israel to shore up the fragile US-brokered ceasefire in Gaza that has teetered over the past few days following a burst of deadly violence and questions over how to move forward with the plan for cementing a long-term peace.

Also on Tuesday, Israel said it has identified the body of a hostage that was released by Palestinian militants overnight, while the chief Hamas negotiator said the group remains determined to implement the ceasefire agreement to end the two-year war.