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israel-news2 months ago

Hamas planned a decade-long hostage strategy, says Gal Hirsch

In an interview with The Jerusalem Post, Brig.-Gen. (res.) Gal Hirsch describes Hamas’s plan to use hostages as long-term leverage, his role coordinating captives and missing people, and the high-stakes rescue efforts and negotiations around the Gaza crisis, including the recovery of Ran Gvili’s remains. He argues several rescue attempts were halted to protect others, notes the US, Egypt, and Qatar’s mediation, and calls for a standing national framework and a permanent hostage-coordinator to prevent a repeat turn of events.

via The Jerusalem Post|
#gal-hirsch#hamas#hostages
defense-news2 months ago

Silent Heroes: The IDF’s YASAR unit brings the fallen home

The Jerusalem Post profiles IDF’s YASAR unit, which bravely enters hostile territory to locate, identify, and return dead soldiers to their families. Since the war began, the unit has retrieved more than 600 bodies; in a landmark mission they unearthed 250 remains to positively identify Ran Gvili, the last hostage, ending years of national anguish and delivering closure to grieving families.

via The Jerusalem Post|
#defense-news#fallen-soldiers#gaza
israel-news2 months ago

IDF Dentist Details Final Identification of Gaza Hostage Ran Gvili

Capt. 'L', a dentist in IDF Unit 6017, discusses positively identifying St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili in northern Gaza after exhuming about 250 bodies; the ID relied on two of three methods—fingerprints, dental work, or DNA—to confirm the remains, with ante-mortem dental records playing a key role. The operation Brave Heart required navigating danger in the field, and the notification of the ID sparked a moment of unity and relief across the nation as the unit announced the news.

via The Jerusalem Post|
#forensics#gaza-strip#idf
Last hostage’s body return lets families finally breathe
world2 months ago

Last hostage’s body return lets families finally breathe

Former Israeli hostage Sasha Troufanov, who spent 498 days in Gaza, says the return of Ran Gvili’s body — the last of the captives' remains — lets all released hostages breathe and start rebuilding their lives. He describes brutal, isolating captivity, including beatings, sexual harassment, and constant surveillance, noting his fiancée Sapir Cohen was freed earlier while he was released in February 2025. He emphasizes that rebuilding Gaza alone won’t prevent future attacks and calls for lasting steps to halt the cycle of violence as he begins rehabilitation and plans his wedding.

via BBC|
#gaza#hostage#israel
Rafah reopening hinges on finishing hostage remains search
world2 months ago

Rafah reopening hinges on finishing hostage remains search

Israel says it will reopen the Rafah border crossing with Egypt only after completing a focused operation to recover the body of Ran Gvili, the last Israeli hostage killed in 2023; the crossing has been largely closed since May 2024. The search in northern Gaza could last several days, after which a limited pedestrian reopening with Israeli monitoring is planned, with broader reopening contingent on finishing the operation and ongoing mediation with the US and Egypt as phase two of the Gaza peace plan is discussed.

via BBC|
#hostage#israel-gaza-conflict#rafah-crossing
Israel widens Gaza search for final hostage amid ceasefire push
world2 months ago

Israel widens Gaza search for final hostage amid ceasefire push

Israel said its military is conducting a large-scale operation in Gaza to locate Ran Gvili, the last hostage held since 2023, as U.S. mediators press to move the ceasefire into its second phase and reopen Rafah. The search, including cemetery work and sites in Gaza City and northern Gaza, could take days, with Hamas saying it has provided all known information about Gvili’s remains and accusing Israel of stalling. The day also featured a fire at UNRWA’s Jerusalem headquarters amid rising tensions.

via Yahoo|
#ceasefire#gaza#hostage