VP Vance tries to progress Gaza ceasefire. And, White House demolition draws critics
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Vice President JD Vance is in Israel, where he is set to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Gaza ceasefire has been in place for almost two weeks. Vance says the deal is continuing to progress despite the fighting between Israel and Hamas over the weekend. The vice president, along with several other U.S. officials in Israel, is working to get the two sides to take the next steps under the deal.
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🎧 The next phase of the ceasefire poses challenges as Gaza doesn't have a government, and it isn't clear when it will have one, NPR's Greg Myre tells Up First.
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