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Netanyahu: Israel ‘determined’ to bring back body of last slain hostage, Ran Gvili
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Israel “is determined” to bring back to Israel the body of police Master Sgt. Ran Gvili, the last slain hostage held in Gaza, says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a government meeting to approve the 2026 state budget.
“We are determined to return Rani for burial in Israel and will spare no effort to do so,” says Netanyahu, a day after the body of another slain hostage, Sudthisak Rinthalak, was handed over to Israel from Gaza terror groups via the Red Cross. “My wife and I are in continuous contact with his wonderful family. We will bring him back just as we brought back 254 hostages.”
Gvili was killed and abducted while battling terrorists in the border community of Alumim on the morning of October 7, 2023.
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