Remains of last Israeli captive Ran Gvili recovered from Gaza, says Israel

The Israeli military says the remains of Ran Gvili, the last Israeli captive in the Gaza Strip, have been retrieved, clearing the way for the next phase of a ceasefire deal agreed in October to end the Israel-Palestine war. “Following the completion of the identification process by the National Center of Forensic Medicine, in cooperation with the Israel Police and the Military Rabbinate, [military] representatives informed the family of the late Ran Gvili that his body has been returned for burial,” said army spokesman Avichay Adraee. “Thus, all the hostages held in the Gaza Strip have been repatriated,” Adraee confirmed. The announcement comes after Hamas’s military wing said it had given “all the details” to truce mediators on the possible location of the last captive’s body to be returned to Israel under the United States-brokered ceasefire. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the recovery removes a key obstacle to the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire. Israel had previously said it would open the Rafah crossing connecting Gaza and Egypt only after the last captive was found. But it has insisted that the Rafah crossing would open on a “limited basis for the passage of people only”. Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary reports from Gaza City, while Nour Odeh joins us in the studio. From Tel Aviv, we are joined by Israeli political analyst Akiva Eldar to discuss the latest developments. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile #Israel #Palestine #GazaCeasefire #Gaza #GazaWar #Hamas #TumpGazaPlan #GazaCeasefireDeal #IsraeliHostages #IsraeliCaptives #RedCross #ICRC #RanGvili #RafahCrossing #AlJazeeraEnglish