Vance expresses optimism and preaches patience in Israel as ceasefire worries grow

Vice President JD Vance expressed cautious optimism Tuesday that peace will hold between Israel and Hamas despite recent violence that threatened the fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire.“What we’ve seen the past week gives me great optimism the ceasefire is going to hold, and if we get from where we were a week ago to a long-term, durable peace between Israel and Gaza, there are going to be hills and valleys,” Vance said at a news conference to announce the opening of a civilian military coope