Evening recap

Good evening Middle East Eye readers,

US Vice President JD Vance arrived in Israel on Tuesday, where he said that he believes the ceasefire in Gaza will hold, but more work remains to be done. Notably, Vance refused to say how the US saw the future governance of Gaza. 

Meanwhile, Hamas released a statement after meeting with Qatari and Turkish officials accusing Israel of violating the ceasefire by keeping the Rafah border crossing closed. Hamas said it was still committed to the agreement. 

Here is what else you need to know:

• At least 660,000 children are out of school in Gaza, the United Nations agency for Palestinian Refugees (Unrwa) said on X

• Israeli soldiers raided the Islamic Charitable Society in Hebron in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, according to Arabic media reports

• US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to visit Israel later this week, according to multiple Israeli media reported

• The Red Cross has received the bodies of two additional captives in Gaza