Return of police sergeant Ran Gvili’s body should pave way for progress on second phase of Trump ceasefire plan
The remains of the Israeli police sergeant Ran Gvili, who was killed fighting Hamas-led militants on 7 October 2023, have been returned to Israel.
Militants took Gvili’s body to Gaza to use as a bargaining chip. He was the last of 251 people captured that day still held in the territory.
“With this, all hostages have been returned from the Gaza Strip to the State of Israel,” the Israeli military said in a statement.
The handover of the body marks the completion of a key initial demand of Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan for Gaza. It should smooth the way for progress in its second stage, which the US announced earlier this month was already under way.
