JD Vance, the U.S. Vice President, expressed his belief that the ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement 'Hamas' 'will hold', and announced the opening of a civil-military center to devise a plan for the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip.
This came during a press conference held on Tuesday evening at the headquarters of the U.S. and Israeli armies in the Israeli base 'Kiryat Gat', which included U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
Vance said: 'I am optimistic that the ceasefire agreement will hold, and we want to move towards sustainable peace.' He added: 'We announce the opening of the civil-military cooperation center to launch a plan for the reconstruction of Gaza,' in accordance with what the ceasefire agreement included.
Regarding the bodies of Israeli prisoners, Vance stated that the locations of some bodies of deceased prisoners in Gaza are unknown, adding that the issue is 'difficult' and will not be resolved overnight.
I am optimistic that the ceasefire agreement will hold, and we want to move towards sustainable peace.
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Vance inaugurates the "Civil-Military Cooperation Center" for the reconstruction of Gaza and predicts the durability of the agreement.