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Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a brief statement on Thursday after meeting in Israel, expressing optimism and confidence as the fragile ceasefire continues.

"We feel confident and positive about the progress that's being made. We're clear eyed about the challenges too, but the president has made this a top priority," Rubio said.

Rubio's trip to Israel comes on the heels of visits from Vice President JD Vance, Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and the president's son-in-law Jared Kushner, who've spent the week traveling to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE to continue coalition building in the region.

The American officials visited several countries in the region this week to help manage and stabilize the ceasefire, according to U.S. officials.

"Now we have more work ahead of us, but we feel very positive about it. We're making good progress. It's amazing that in seven or eight days, the kinds of things and systems that have been set up. No one's under any illusions. We've already done the impossible once, and we intend to keep doing that, if we can," Rubio said.

-ABC News' Mariam Khan

A meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Secretary of State Marco Rubio is now underway, according to the Israeli Prime Minister’s office.

Rubio arrived in Israel Thursday after Vice President JD Vance, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and the president's son-in-law Jared Kushner visited Israel and held meetings with Netanyahu and other members of the Israeli government earlier this week.

-ABC News' Jordana Miller

Secretary of State Marco Rubio weighed in on West Bank annexation last night as he departed for Israel, giving a seemingly coordinated message from the administration as they work to keep the fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire intact.

"The President’s made clear that’s not something we’d be supportive of right now, and we think it’s potentially threatening to the peace deal. So, they’re a democracy, they’re going to have their votes, people are going to take these positions, but at this time it’s something that, especially, we think it might be counterproductive," Rubio said Wednesday night before heading to Israel.

President Donald Trump reiterated the same message in his TIME interview, saying it's a delicate balancing act to manage in keeping both sides motivated to prevent the collapse of the ceasefire.

“It won't happen. It won't happen. It won’t happen because I gave my word to the Arab countries," Trump said of West Bank annexation.

-ABC News' Mariam Khan

U.S. Vice President JD Vance criticized Israeli parliament's vote on the annexation of the West Bank in his remarks as he talked to press at the airport in Tel Aviv before leaving on Thursday.

"I personally take some insult to it," Vance said, talking about the Knesset vote on the matter.

“Israel is not going to annex the West Bank,” he added.

-ABC News' Somayeh Malekian