Islamic Jihad operative captured by Israel provided intel that aided search for Gvili, Shin Bet says

A Palestinian Islamic Jihad operative who was captured by Israeli forces in Gaza City a month ago provided information that strengthened Israel’s intelligence that the body of slain policeman Master Sgt. Ran Gvili was located at a cemetery in the area, the Shin Bet security agency says.

The Shin Bet says that the Islamic Jihad operative had been involved in military activity against Israeli forces during the war, and was suspected of being “knowledgeable about the details of the burial location” of Gvili.

During his interrogation, the operative “described his involvement in transferring the body between several locations and also identified additional individuals who were aware of its whereabouts,” the security agency says.

The Shin Bet says that the interrogation led to intelligence that “strengthened the understanding” that Gvili’s body was buried at the cemetery in eastern Gaza City, where Israel had prior indications.

Over the weekend, the IDF launched a search operation at the cemetery. After forensic experts, including over 20 dentists, tested some 250 bodies, Gvili’s remains were identified.