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Itzik Gvili meets with Zamir, IDF Southern Command chief after his son’s body returned from Gaza

By Emanuel Fabian 26 January 2026, 6:49 pm
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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir and Southern Command chief Maj. Gen. Yaniv Asor stand with Itzik Gvili in southern Israel, after the body of his son, Master Sgt. Ran Gvili was recovered from Gaza and returned to Israel, on January 26, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir and Southern Command chief Maj. Gen. Yaniv Asor stand with Itzik Gvili in southern Israel, after the body of his son, Master Sgt. Ran Gvili was recovered from Gaza and returned to Israel, on January 26, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir and Southern Command chief Maj. Gen. Yaniv Asor meet with Itzik Gvili, the father of slain police officer Master Sgt. Ran Gvili, after his body was recovered from Gaza and returned to Israel.

Footage published by the army shows Zamir embracing Itzik Gvili.

Gvili’s body is soon to be escorted by the police to the Abu Kabir forensic institute in Tel Aviv. A funeral will be held on Wednesday.

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