Israel is “working every day, all day and night,” to return the body of Master Sgt. Ran Gvili to Israel, says a senior government official.
“The efforts are being done through the negotiating team, and contacts with the mediators, also through connections with the Americans, as well as intelligence actions,” says the official.
“There are those in the Islamic Jihad who know where Ran Gvili is,” the official continues, referring to the last slain hostage held in Gaza.
“We are not going to give up on this. Information we have given to the mediators multiple times, including recently, must be translated into effective actions to bring him back,” says the official. “That message has been communicated.”
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