US Vice President Confirms Imminent Release of Israeli Hostages from Hamas Captivity

US Vice President said that US troops will not be deployed on the ground in Palestinian territory.

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The release of the remaining Israeli hostages held by Hamas is expected very soon, US Vice President JD Vance announced on Sunday, while pledging that the Trump administration would exert all necessary pressure to ensure future stability in Gaza.

"It really should be any moment now," the vice president stated during an interview with NBC News' "Meet the Press" when questioned about the timing of the hostage release by Hamas.

He further elaborated on ABC's "This Week": "We expect to see them alive here in the next 24 hours, probably early tomorrow morning, US time, which will be later in the day, of course, in Israel."

When asked on CBS's "Face the Nation" about Washington's commitment to applying pressure to stabilize the Middle East, Vance responded, "It is going to take consistent leverage and consistent pressure from the president of the United States on down."

Speaking across multiple Sunday morning talk shows, Vance emphasized that the 200 American troops being deployed to Israel would be responsible for monitoring the ceasefire in Gaza and were never intended to serve in any combat capacity.

Vance clarified that US troops will not be deployed on the ground in Palestinian territory.

"That's everything from ensuring that the Israeli troops are at the agreed-upon line, ensuring that Hamas is not attacking innocent Israelis, doing everything that they can to ensure the peace that we've created, actually sustains and endures," Vance explained on ABC.

"But the idea that we're going to have troops on the ground in Gaza, in Israel, that that is not our intention, that is not our plan."