US President Donald Trump said the ceasefire was still in effect after Israel launched deadly airstrikes and halted all aid to Gaza on Sunday, claiming its troops came under fire from Hamas.
"Yeah, it is," Trump told reporters when asked if the truce was holding.
Two Israeli soldiers were killed and dozens of Palestinians died as both sides blamed the other for violating the ceasefire.
Trump said Hamas leadership may not be involved in the violations.
"We think maybe the leadership isn't involved in that," he told reporters aboard Air Force One.
"Either way ... it's going to be handled toughly but properly."
Trump was unsure if the Israeli strikes were justified. He said, "I'd have to get back to you on that."
Vice President JD Vance said Sunday he may visit Israel soon, adding the administration wants to "check on how things are going." On the ceasefire, he noted there will be "fits and starts."
Netanyahu meets Kushner and Witkoff amid Gaza ceasefire tensions
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has met with top US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner after weekend violence threatened to derail a fragile US-brokered ceasefire in Gaza.
"Prime Minister Netanyahu met earlier today with special envoy Steve Witkoff and [US] President [Donald] Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner on the developments and updates in the region," Netanyahu's spokeswoman Shosh Bedrosian told journalists.
She added that US Vice President JD Vance and his wife were expected to visit Israel "for a few days and will be meeting with the prime minister."
