From Fox News: Vice President JD Vance warned Sunday that some of the hostages killed while held by Hamas may never be returned to their families.
“The reality is that some of the hostages may never get back, but I do think, with some effort, we’ll be able to give them to their families so they at least have some closure,” Vance said on “Sunday Morning Futures.”
The vice president continued, noting that while rescuing living hostages remains the Trump administration’s top priority, returning the remains of those killed is also an important effort to give families closure.
“We do want to give these people the ability to have a proper burial with their loved ones who were murdered by brutal terrorists, and that matters to us. It matters to the families, and it will remain a focus, but it’s going to take some time,” he added.
US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff also warned Saturday that all of the deceased hostages might not be returned. According to the Times of Israel, Witkoff told the families of hostages when he met with them earlier Saturday that Hamas has said it could be very hard to locate some of the bodies of dead hostages as they are believed to be “under the rubble,” and Israel is aware of the situation.
28 hostages are believed to be deceased, but one official told CNN that seven to nine bodies might not be retrieved, while another official said the number is between 10 and 15.
WATCH Vance’s interview with Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo below:
Vance also sat for an interview with NBC’s Kristen Welker Sunday morning.
Welker, a Democrat, tried to hit Vance with multiple controversial questions, but he responded with the facts without skipping a beat.
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