Father of last Israeli hostage says Hamas ‘messing with’ family, not making any progress in search for body; ‘no day after’ until final two bodies returned

Itzik Gvili, whose policeman son Ran is one of the last two deceased hostages in Gaza, says there can be “no next phase” to the Gaza ceasefire, and “no ‘day after’ in Gaza,” until Hamas returns the remains of Ran and Sudthisak Rinthalak.

“Hamas says it’s looking” for the bodies, Gvili says, “but we don’t see any progress. They’re messing with us and it has to stop, now.”

On October 7, 2023, Ran and his fellow officers rushed out to fend off the Hamas invasion, fighting “shoulder to shoulder, as one, out of mutual accountability and unity,” Gvili says. “They didn’t stop to check your background or where you’re from — they valiantly protected anyone who needed help.”

“That was their spirit and that’s the heritage they leave us,” says Gvili. “Together, because that’s our strength and our beauty.”

“Now the goal is to bring our Rani back home,” he says. “Enough with the pain and open wounds — we want to get off this rollercoaster.”

“It’s time to bring Sudthisak and Rani back and achieve closure,” says Gvili.