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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The Israeli army launched a large-scale operation in a cemetery in northern Gaza to search for the hostages. It was during this operation that the body of Ran Gwili was discovered and identified.
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Ran Gvili, a young Israeli police officer, was on medical leave when Hamas launched its deadly attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.Instead of staying home, the 24-year-old grabbed his personal gun and raced toward the area of the attack in southern Israel, where he fought until his last bullet.Nicknamed the "Defender of Alumim" by his family and the kibbutz of that name, Gvili was killed in combat near the community and his body taken to Gaza by…
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