JAKARTA - US Vice President JD Vance and US Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff urged Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu to respond to alleged violations by Hamas to remain proportional in order to maintain a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.
US pressure played an important part in Israel's decision to exercise restraint following the deaths of two of its recent troops, the WSJ quoted Israeli officials and Arab mediators as saying.
On Sunday, Israel's Defense Forces (IDF) reported two of its troops were killed as a result of attacks by Palestinians in southern Gaza. In retaliation, the Israeli military launched an attack on Hamas targets.
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Ynet TV station then broadcast that Israel stopped sending humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip due to alleged violations of the ceasefire "up to further notice" and attacking Palestinian camps.
The ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Palestinian resistance group, Hamas, came into force on October 10.
On October 13, US President Donald Trump, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Emir Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed a declaration of a Gaza ceasefire.
Under the agreement, Hamas released all 20 surviving hostages, who have been detained in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023. Instead, Israel released 1,718 Palestinian prisoners from Gaza and 250 Palestinian prisoners who served a severe verdict.
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