US EditionSearch for Last Israeli Hostage's Body Resumes
Hamas resumed search for Ran Gvili's remains after a two-week pause, aiming to close the exchange file; Israel links ceasefire progress to his body's return.
- On Jan 7, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, accompanied by Red Cross teams, resumed searches for Ran Gvili's body in the Zeitun neighbourhood after a two-week pause caused by stormy weather.
- New intelligence and mediator briefings prompted searches at four sites in Shajaiyah and Zeitoun after reports Gvili's remains moved between Hamas and Islamic Jihad.
- Search operations are taking place near the 'yellow line' adjacent to the border as Israeli forces observe from nearby positions; Israel has said it will wait for Ran Gvili's body's return before Phase 2 talks.
- Gvili's parents said the return of search teams offered relief after weeks of anguish, while families' groups welcomed the pressure that led to renewed searches and urged the Rafah border crossing remain closed until Ran returns.
- A Hamas delegation will travel to Cairo next week to discuss Phase 2, the Rafah crossing, and a technocrats' committee, while reports say Israel abducted an Islamic Jihad operative during covert Gaza activity.
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Searches resume for body of Gaza’s last hostage, Ran Gvili
“We believe that an agreement has two sides, and both must honor their obligations.” By World Israel News Staff Reports from the Gaza Strip indicate that Hamas teams, working alongside the International Committee of the Red Cross, have resumed searches for the body of Staff Sgt. Ran Gvili. According to the reports, the renewed search effort follows the receipt of new intelligence regarding the possible location of Gvili’s remains, after search o…
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