Jan 26 (Reuters) – Israel has recovered the remains of the last hostage held in Gaza, the military said on Monday, fulfilling a fundamental condition of the initial phase of US President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war in Gaza.
Police officer Ran Gvili’s remains have been identified and will be returned for burial, the military said in a statement.
Israel said it would reopen Gaza’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt, the enclave’s main gateway to the world, as soon as Gvili’s remains were returned or the search operation for his body was completed.
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Gvili had been held in Gaza since he was killed in Kibbutz Alumim during the Hamas attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023.
Hamas and Israel agreed to a ceasefire in October under pressure from regional powers and Trump, who called the agreement a first step toward a ‘strong, lasting and eternal peace.’
(Reporting by Alexander Cornwell)
