As phase 2 announced, Netanyahu tells Ran Gvili’s parents his return is top priority

After the US announces the start of phase two of President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan for Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with the parents of Master Sgt. Ran Gvili, the last remaining slain hostage in Gaza.

According to Netanyahu’s office, he tells them that Gvili’s return “is at the top of Israel’s priorities, and that the declarative move to establish a committee of technocrats [to manage Gaza] will not affect in any way the efforts to bring Ran back for burial in Israel.”

Netanyahu also says that Israel is insisting that information on Gvili’s whereabouts provided by the mediators “be immediately translated into effective actions on the ground.

“Hamas is required to comply with the terms of the agreement and make a 100% effort to return all fallen hostages, until the very last one — Ran Gvili, a hero of Israel,” says Netanyahu’s office in a statement.