US Vice President JD Vance cautioned on Sunday (October 12) that some hostages killed by Hamas during captivity after the 2023 attacks on Israel may never be returned to their families.

Vance said, speaking on Fox News: “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.”

However, he said that while not all victims’ remains will be recovered, most are expected to be returned eventually.

Israel declares victory over Hamas

Hamas faces a deadline to release all remaining hostages to Israel under a peace deal brokered by US President Donald Trump . The agreement ends the two-year-long Israel-Hamas conflict, which erupted after the Hamas terror attacks on October 7

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