JERUSALEM: Israel has retrieved the remains of the last remaining hostage held in Gaza, the military said on Monday, fulfilling a key condition of the initial phase of US President Donald Trump’s plan to end the Gaza war. The remains of police officer Ran Gvili’s have been identified and will be returned for burial, the military said in a statement. Israel has said that it will reopen Gaza’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt, the enclave’s main gateway to the world, once Gvili’s remains are returned or the search operation for his body concludes.

Israeli forces are searching Gaza cemetery for the remains of Ran Gvili, the last captive in the Palestinian territory.

The Israeli military has launched an operation in northern Gaza to retrieve the body of the last remaining hostage in the Palestinian enclave.

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Recovery of remains clears way for next phase of October ceasefire deal.