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Monday, January 26, 2026
Ran Gvili’s body arrives at Abu Kabir Forensic Institute for full identification process
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Israeli security forces pay their respects as a convoy carrying the body of a slain hostage Ran Gvili arrives at the Abu Kabir Forensic Institute in Tel Aviv, January 26, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/ Flash90)
The body of slain policeman Master Sgt. Ran Gvili has arrived at the Abu Kabir forensic institute in Tel Aviv, ahead of a full forensic identification process.
Gvili’s body was located and identified earlier today at a cemetery in eastern Gaza City, 843 days after he was killed and abducted to the Strip by Palestinian terrorists.
Police officers escorted Gvili’s body from the Gaza border to the Nahal Oz army base, where a short ceremony was held, before taking the remains to Abu Kabir.
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