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Secretary of State Marco Rubio will be the latest Trump administration official to go to Israel when he arrives later today.
Vice President Vance is already there to support the Gaza ceasefire backed by the U.S.,
and Vance came after Trump dispatched two top envoys to the region.
Before boarding his plane,
Rubio said the Trump administration believes the ceasefire is going to succeed.
We understand there's more work to be done, but we feel very positive about the trajectory it's on.
even though we are well aware that there are going to be some real tests ahead.
Rubio is also looking at how an international stabilization force could help keep the peace in Gaza,
but it's not clear other countries want to send their troops there.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. military has struck two more boats in international waters.
This time, the two separate attacks were in the eastern Pacific Ocean instead of the Caribbean Sea.
This makes nine known such attacks that have left about 40 people dead.
President Trump insists they were all involved in drug trafficking,