Vice President JD Vance said that he's confident in "durable" peace amid the ceasefire, warning Hamas will be "obliterated" if it doesn't cooperate.

Vice President JD Vance spoke from Israel, as he wrapped up a visit aimed at shoring up a fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.

"We have to be a little bit flexible. I think what you're seeing from our Gulf Arab friends, certainly from our Israeli friends, is a certain amount of impatience with Hamas."

Vice President JD Vance declined to be drawn on how long Hamas would have before the US took action to force the Islamist movement to disarm as part of the Gaza cease fire agreement. "If Hamas doesn't comply with the deal,

Vance tried to downplay any idea that his visit — his first as vice president — was urgently arranged to keep the ceasefire in place. He said he feels “confident that we’re going to be in a place where this peace lasts,” but warned that if Hamas doesn’t cooperate, it will be “obliterated.”

Speaking from Israel, Vice President JD Vance addressed the delicate issue of disarming Hamas. He said the effort would be led by an international security force, the composition of which is yet to be determined.

Vice President JD Vance met with Israeli Prime Minister after arriving in Israel earlier in the week to try and stabilize the first phase of the ceasefire.

Vance also cautioned that “there is currently no existing security infrastructure to guarantee Hamas’s disarmament.”