Ran Gvili's body found, no hostages left in Gaza
The Israeli Defense Forces announced Monday afternoon that the identity of the last hostage, Ran Gvili, has been confirmed. With this development, all hostages have now been returned from the Gaza Strip, and for the first time since 2014, there are no longer any Israeli hostages there.
According to the IDF, Gvili was brought back to Israel 843 days after being kidnapped in the October 7 massacre, and his identity was confirmed at the Abu Kabir Forensic Institute. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the moment, saying, “Ran, hero of Israel — he went in first and came out last. This is a great achievement.”
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Hazel Qassem, a Hamas spokesman, said the discovery of the body of the last Israeli hostage in the Gaza Strip confirms Hamas’ commitment to all the terms of the agreement to end the war in Gaza, including the exchange mechanism and its full implementation as stipulated.
He said Hamas would continue to adhere to all aspects of the agreement, including facilitating the work and success of the national committee for administering the Gaza Strip.
Qassem also called on the mediators and the United States to compel Israel to halt violations of the agreement and to implement the obligations required of it.
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