Vice President JD Vance urged "patience" as Israel waits for the return of all the hostages' remains from Hamas.

As Israel's cease-fire with Hamas comes under growing strain, President Donald Trump dispatched Vice President JD Vance to Israel to ensure it stays on track.

Vice President JD Vance spoke from Israel, as he wrapped up a visit aimed at shoring up a fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.

As a Christian, this region of the world means a great deal to me,' Vance said at the start of whirlwind trip to salvage the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.

"We have to be a little bit flexible. I think what you're seeing from our Gulf Arab friends, certainly from our Israeli friends, is a certain amount of impatience with Hamas."

Vance tried to downplay any idea that his visit — his first as vice president — was urgently arranged to keep the ceasefire in place. He said he feels “confident that we’re going to be in a place where this peace lasts,” but warned that if Hamas doesn’t cooperate, it will be “obliterated.”

Vice President JD Vance declined to be drawn on how long Hamas would have before the US took action to force the Islamist movement to disarm as part of the Gaza cease fire agreement. "If Hamas doesn't comply with the deal,

A reporter asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Vice President JD Vance during Vance's visit this week to Jerusalem whether the U.S. pressuring Israel to make a peace deal with Hamas makes it an American "vassal state or protectorate.

Speaking from Israel, Vice President JD Vance addressed the delicate issue of disarming Hamas. He said the effort would be led by an international security force, the composition of which is yet to be determined.

Late Tuesday, Israel’s military said the remains of two more Gaza hostages had been returned, where they would be identified.

Vance also cautioned that “there is currently no existing security infrastructure to guarantee Hamas’s disarmament.”