The remains of police officer Ran Gvili have been identified and will be returned for burial.
The military announced Gvili’s remains had been held in Gaza since he was killed during Hamas’ attack on October 7, 2023, when the Palestinian militant group led an attack on southern Israeli communities, triggering a two-year Israeli offensive.
Israel has said it would reopen Gaza’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt, the enclave’s main gateway to the world, once the search operation for Gvili’s remains was completed.
Even before his body had been found, the Trump administration announced that the deal would move on to its next phase, which is meant to include reconstruction of Gaza and demilitarisation of the territory.
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