US Vice-President JD Vance says the ceasefire in Gaza is "in a very good place", despite violence in the Strip over the weekend
Vance was speaking during a trip to Israel, as part of the Trump administration's efforts to strengthen the ceasefire
A flare-up of violence on Sunday threatened to derail the truce, with both Hamas and Israel accuse each other of violating the ceasefire
Israel's military said it carried out a wave of strikes in Gaza, after accusing Hamas of killing two soldiers in the southern city of Rafah - here's what's happened in the 12 days since the ceasefire took effect
US President Donald Trump says Middle East nations could go into Gaza with a "heavy force" to "straighten out Hamas" if it violates the truce
During the US officials' visit to Israel, they are expected to push Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to start negotiations on long-term issues for a permanent end to the war
Watch: Vance says it is "going to take a little bit of time" to return bodies of deceased hostages
Image source, ReutersVance starts by announcing the opening of the Civilian Military Co-operation Center to begin rebuilding Gaza.
He thanks the Israeli government and other partners, saying there is "a lot of work to do".
The vice-president will start his address soon.
We'll bring you all the main points here, but you can also watch his comments live at the top of this page.
Drone footage shows vast destruction in Gaza City
By Paul Brown, Kayleen Devlin, Erwan Rivault and Barbara Metzler
As thousands of Gazans made the journey back to their neighbourhoods following the ceasefire, many of them already knew their homes were in ruins.
The level of destruction on the strip is "now in the region of 84%", says Jaco Cilliers, UN Development Programme special representative for the Palestinians. "In certain parts of Gaza, like in Gaza City, it's even up to 92%."
This damage has created colossal amounts of rubble. Assessments by BBC Verify based on recent satellite data suggest there could be over 60 million tonnes of debris waiting to be cleared in Gaza.
Any process of post-conflict reconstruction must begin by clearing the remnants of war.
Image source, ReutersAs we mentioned, violence flared up in the Strip on Sunday, raising concerns that the ceasefire could collapse.
This is expected to be a key topic in talks between US delegates and Israeli officials, so let's take a closer look at what happened.
It began on Sunday, when Israel accused Hamas of carrying out an attack that killed two Israeli soldiers in south Gaza. Hamas said it was "unaware" of any clashes in the area.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli forces dropped 153 tonnes of bombs on Gaza in response to what he called a "blatant" breach of the ceasefire by Hamas.
"One of our hands holds a weapon, the other hand is stretched out for peace," he said. "You make peace with the strong, not the weak."
Gaza hospitals said at least 45 Palestinians were killed in the bombing campaign. Israel later said it had started the "renewed enforcement of the ceasefire".
Afterwards, Hamas's chief negotiator Khalil al-Hayya, who is in Cairo, insisted his group and other Palestinian factions were committed to the ceasefire deal and "determined to fully implement it until the end".
"What we heard from the mediators and the US president reassures us that the war in Gaza is over," he told Egypt's Al-Qahera News TV.
A ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas came into force 12 days ago. Here's what you need to know about the agreement and what's happened since then:
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Image source, ReutersVance arrived in Israel on Tuesday as part of the Trump administration's efforts to strengthen the Gaza ceasefire agreement reached earlier this month.
Primarily, he is expected to push the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to start negotiations on long-term issues for a permanent end to the war with Hamas.
Other senior US officials including Trump's special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have also been in Israel this week. Shortly after arriving, Vance met the pair for about two hours.
Vance's visit comes days after both Israel and Hamas accused each other of violating the ceasefire. On Sunday, Israel said a Hamas attack killed two soldiers, triggering Israeli air strikes which killed dozens of Palestinians.
US President Donald Trump says that "numerous... allies in the Middle East" have offered "to go into Gaza with a heavy force and 'straighten out Hamas'" if it continues "to act badly, in violation of their agreement with us."
In the new post on Truth Social, he says that he has "told these countries, and Israel, 'NOT YET!'".
"There is still hope that Hamas will do what is right" he continues, and "if they do not, an end to Hamas will be FAST, FURIOUS & BRUTAL".
Image source, ReutersWelcome to our live coverage of remarks by US Vice-President JD Vance in Jerusalem, which we are expecting to hear in about an hour.
Vance is on a trip to Israel as part of efforts to shore up President Trump's 20-point peace plan that has resulted in a tenuous ceasefire in the Gaza war.
Recent resumption of violence between Israel and Hamas has threatened to scuttled the ceasefire agreement, which was billed as the first step in a broader effort to resolve the decades-long conflict.
Vance, who travelled to Israel with his wife Usha, is the latest high profile US official to visit the country since the ceasefire agreement. Senior US officials including Trump Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff have also been in Israel in the last few days.
President Trump was in Israel last week where he addressed the parliament, the Knesset, days after he helped broker the ceasefire deal that brought home living hostages and the bodies of some dead hostages after two years of captivity by Hamas.