Ran Gvili, a young Israeli police officer, was on medical leave when Hamas launched its deadly attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.A motorcycle enthusiast and non-commissioned officer in the elite Yassam unit of the Israeli police in the Negev desert region,

Gvili's parents, Itzik and Talik, express pain and gratitude as their son's body returns to Israel for burial, marking a bittersweet end to the 843-day ordeal of the hostages in Gaza

Ran Gvili, of blessed memory, has been identified and returned for burial. No hostages, alive or deceased, in Gaza the first time since 2014.

Liberal MP Julian Leeser has removed a pin showing solidarity with Israeli hostages in Gaza in a solemn act after the final hostage’s remains were returned.

In the announcement, the prime minister said that one of the towns will be named Ranenim "after Israel’s hero, the late Ran Gvili. " Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the government has approved the development of a group of towns in the Negev,

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The opening of the the Rafah crossing with Egypt is a key part of the US brokered ceasefire