US EditionIsrael Launches Large-Scale Search for Last Hostage Ran Gvili Remains
The search focuses on a cemetery near the Yellow Line in northern Gaza, with specialized teams involved; the return of Ran Gvili is key to advancing the ceasefire's second phase.
- On Sunday, Israel Defense Forces launched a large-scale operation in northern Gaza to search a Muslim cemetery near the Yellow Line for Ran Gvili, the last remaining hostage.
- As background, the return of remaining hostages was central to the ceasefire that took effect on Oct. 10, and Gvili's family urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government not to start the ceasefire's second phase until his remains are returned.
- Specialized units including the Alexandroni Brigade commander, Battalion 75, rabbis and dental experts using a portable X-ray unit are examining 170 bodies while soldiers receive mental-health support.
- Netanyahu's office said Israel will open the Rafah crossing with Egypt once the search is exhausted and per the US agreement, while Ali Shaath called Rafah a "lifeline and a symbol of opportunity" for Gaza's 2.2 million residents.
- Intelligence gathered over two years and recently refined prompted the operation dubbed Brave Heart, while Israel accuses Hamas of delaying the final hostage's recovery and Hamas says it provided all information.
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Israeli troops scour Gaza cemetery for remains of final hostage as Rafah crossing remains closed
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The parties will then be able to move on to the next phase of the declared truce.
Israel's army has launched an operation in the Gaza Strip to recover the remains of the last Israeli hostage.
Benjamin Netanyahu's office reported that the operation aims to locate the remains of the elite unit officer, Ran Gvili
Israel intensifies operation in search for last hostage in Gaza
Nahariya: Israel said Sunday, January 25, its military was conducting a “large-scale operation” to locate the last hostage in Gaza, as Washington and other mediators pressure Israel and Hamas to move into the next phase of their ceasefire. The statement came as Israel’s Cabinet met to discuss the possibility of opening Gaza’s key Rafah border crossing with Egypt, and a day after top US envoys met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about next…
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