Vice President JD Vance, along with President Trump’s trusted negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, touched down in Israel on Tuesday to help steady the fragile ceasefire in Gaza. Their presence underscored what many in Washington admit: American leadership is back.
Before departing, Vance was clear-eyed about the challenges ahead.
“There are gonna be fits and starts,” he told reporters. “Hamas is gonna fire on Israel, Israel’s gonna have to respond, of course.”
Over the weekend, two Israeli soldiers were killed in what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said was a Hamas RPG attack — an allegation the terror group denies. In response, Israel’s military unleashed nearly 169 tons of bombs in Gaza, a fierce reminder that the ceasefire’s endurance depends on Hamas, not Israel.
Meanwhile, President Trump took to TRUTH Social to remind the terror group that they are just a phone call away from total obliteration.
Read Trump’s full TRUTH Social post below:
Numerous of our NOW GREAT ALLIES in the Middle East, and areas surrounding the Middle East, have explicitly and strongly, with great enthusiasm, informed me that they would welcome the opportunity, at my request, to go into GAZA with a heavy force and “straighten our Hamas” if Hamas continues to act badly, in violation of their agreement with us. The love and spirit for the Middle East has not been seen like this in a thousand years! It is a beautiful thing to behold! I told these countries, and Israel, “NOT YET!” There is still hope that Hamas will do what is right. If they do not, an end to Hamas will be FAST, FURIOUS, & BRUTAL! I would like to thank all of those countries that called to help. Also, I would like to thank the great and powerful country of Indonesia, and its wonderful leader, for all of the help they have shown and given to the Middle East, and to the U.S.A. TO EVERYONE, thank you for your attention to this matter! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP
🚨 BREAKING: Vice President JD VANCE and Usha Vance have just stepped off Air Force Two in TEL AVIV, Israel
48 is looking presidential!
He’s there to ensure President Trump’s Gaza peace deal holds strong 🇺🇸
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) October 21, 2025
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