Jumaa Al-Safadi walks over the rubble of his family's destroyed home, searching for the remains of relatives killed in an Israeli strike in 2023, in Gaza City, October 20, 2025. [Ebrahim Hajjaj/Reuters]

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US Vice President JD Vance says Israel ceasefire ‘going better than expected’

By Stephen Quillen and Usaid Siddiqui

Published On 22 Oct 202522 Oct 2025

  • Palestinians in Gaza have told Al Jazeera that they have seen no real change in their lives since the ceasefire, as Israel continues sporadic attacks and keeps blocking aid.
  • The bodies of two more Israeli captives, one soldier and one civilian, were returned to Israel late last night by Hamas and positively identified by the Israeli government.