US EditionIsrael says remains of last hostage recovered in Gaza, paving way for next ceasefire phase
The recovery of police officer Ran Gvili's remains ends the hostage saga and allows limited reopening of Gaza's Rafah crossing, fulfilling a key US-brokered ceasefire condition.
- On Jan 26, the Israeli military said it retrieved and identified police officer Ran Gvili's remains, fulfilling a key condition of U.S. President Donald Trump's ceasefire plan.
- Handing over all remaining living and dead hostages was a core commitment of the first phase of the ceasefire, with U.S. envoys pressing both sides to move forward and reopen Rafah crossing.
- Images and footage released by the military showed a flag-draped casket and soldiers singing as Gvili's body was identified and exhumed at a northern Gaza cemetery.
- The recovery clears a key obstacle and could pave the way for a limited reopening of the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed it as `This is an extraordinary achievement for the State of Israel`.
- The second phase will tackle disarming Hamas, deploying an international force and forming a temporary Palestinian government, but U.S. envoys warn it will be more complicated as some Palestinians in Gaza doubt improvements.
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Israel recovers last hostage body from 2023 Hamas attack | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
JERUSALEM >> Israel has recovered the remains of the last remaining hostage held in Gaza, the military said today, fulfilling a key condition of the initial phase of President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war in the Palestinian territory.
The UN celebrated Monday the repatriation of the remains of the last Israeli hostage in Gaza and stated that the time has come to fully implement the ceasefire agreement after more than two years of devastation. Ran Gvili's remains were returned to Israel on Monday, ending a long process to locate and repatriate the 251 hostages kidnapped by the Hamas Islamist movement on October 7, 2023 and taken to Gaza. "We welcome the reports on that progres…
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Vehicle, carrying the body of the last Israeli hostage remaining in Gaza Ran Gvili, arrives the Abu Kabir Forensic Institute prior to the funeral ceremony in Tel Aviv, Israel on January 26, 2026. (Photo by Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images) The final deceased Israeli hostage in Gaza taken during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack has returned to Israel following a military operation to retrieve the body, Israeli officials said. Rani Gvili, who se…
Israel recovers last hostage body from Gaza
Israel has recovered the remains of the last remaining hostage held in Gaza, the military said on Monday, fulfilling a key condition of the initial phase of US President Donald Trump's plan to end the war in the Palestinian territory. The remains of police officer Ran Gvili -- held in Gaza for more than 840 days -- have been identified and will be returned for burial, the military said in a statement. The recovery of the remains could pave the w…
The news paves the way for the next phase of US President Donald Trump's peace plan to be launched.
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Israel returns remains of last Gaza hostage Ran Gvili
Israeli forces brought home on Monday the remains of the last hostage held in Gaza, Ran Gvili, finally closing the chapter on a painful saga that has haunted Israeli society since Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack.
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