U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday repeated her call for a ceasefire in Israel's war in Gaza and said it was important to seize the opportunity provided by the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, a mastermind of the Oct. 7 attack, Paralel.Az reports citing Reuters.

Harris acknowledged challenges ahead but told reporters she would continue to push for an end to the conflict.

"This creates an opening that I believe we must take full advantage of - to dedicate ourselves to ending this war and bringing the hostages home," she said.

"As it relates to the issues in the Middle East and in particular in that region, it has never been easy. But that doesn't mean we give up. It's always going to be difficult. We can't give up."

"I speak publicly all the time about the fact that there are so many tragic stories coming from Gaza," Harris said, also referencing the initial Hamas Oct. 7 attack on Israel.

"What's critically important as we look at this moment, is ... acknowledging the tragedy of what has happened in Gaza, in terms of the extraordinary number of innocent Palestinians that have been killed, and taking that seriously and speaking truth about that," she said.