All of them are home now: Body of last hostage Ran Gvili returned to Israel, 26 Jan 2026

[Kalanit]

All of them are home now: Body of last hostage Ran Gvili found in Gaza, returned to Israel

In historic moment for country, policeman killed fighting Hamas invaders on October 7, 2023, is returned for burial after 843 days. Hostage forum hails him as 'first to go in, last to return'

www.timesofisrael.com

In a moment Israelis long yearned for but few dared to believe would come, the body of the final hostage held in Gaza was identified and brought back to Israel on Monday, 843 days after Hamas terrorists attacked Israel on October 7, 2023.

Ran Gvili, 24, a police officer killed fighting the Hamas invaders, had been the last of 251 people kidnapped that day to remain captive, following the return of the rest of the hostages, living and dead, under the current ceasefire.

“The entire people of Israel are moved to tears,” President Isaac Herzog said in a statement. “After many difficult years, for the first time since 2014, there are no Israeli citizens held hostage in Gaza. An entire nation prayed and waited for this moment. May Ran’s memory be a blessing.”

 

[Chimera]

Utmost condolences to Ran's loved ones.
May Ran's memory indeed be a blessing !