The Israeli military said on Jan. 26 it had identified the remains of the last Israeli hostage held in the Gaza Strip, marking the end of the recovery process for all captives taken during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack.
In a statement, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the National Institute of Forensic Medicine, working with Israel Police and the Military Rabbinate, had completed the identification process for the remains belonging to Israeli police officer Ran Gvili.





