The IDF found the remains of the last Israeli hostage from the October 7 invasion, St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili, on Monday at around 2:00 p.m. at al-Batesh cemetery in northern Gaza

Dani Elgarat, the brother of slain Hamas hostage Itzik Elgarat, says he will not attend the funeral of Israel Police Master Sgt. Ran Gvili today, because Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to deliver a eulogy.

The ISA reported that this information led to the operation in which Ran was ultimately recovered. As part of the operation, more than 700 graves were opened and more than 250 bodies examined, until Ran was found in a Shifaa hospital body bag with his police-issue uniform, shoes, and belt still intact.

The military rushed to find Gvili's remains as the clock ticked down for Israel to reopen the Rafah Border Crossing.

Gvili's parents, Itzik and Talik, express pain and gratitude as their son's body returns to Israel for burial, marking a bittersweet end to the 843-day ordeal of the hostages in Gaza

The police are preparing for the state funeral of Ran Gvili, to be held in Meitar on Wednesday. The public is invited to pay their respects along the procession route.

The conference comes a day after the remains of St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili, the final hostage taken by Hamas on October 7, 2023, were discovered by the IDF in northern Gaza and returned to Israel.