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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Israel Police pay respects to Ran Gvili at Shura military base ahead of funeral procession
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAn Israel Police ceremony for Master Sgt. Ran Gvili is underway at the Shura military base in central Israel, ahead of his funeral this afternoon.
Following the ceremony, a funeral procession will depart the base in central Israel at 10:30 a.m.
From there, it will travel south, to Gvili’s hometown of Meitar, where he is to be buried, just before 12 p.m.
Gvili’s family invites the public to stand along the procession route with Israeli flags to pay their respects.
The funeral will begin at 12:30 p.m.
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