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.

Ran Gvili, a young Israeli police officer, was on medical leave when Hamas launched its deadly attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.A motorcycle enthusiast and non-commissioned officer in the elite Yassam unit of the Israeli police in the Negev desert region,

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.

Supporters demand no progress on Gaza ceasefire before Gvili's body is returned; family says they are encouraged by continued, ongoing support from the public The post IDF chief tells parents of last hostage Ran Gvili there’s ‘room for optimism’ appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Gvili's return marks the end of the saga of returning all live and deceased hostages taken by Hamas on October 7. The clock in Hostages Square, which has been counting the seconds, minutes, hours, and days since October 7,

An officer from the Yahalom special engineering unit describes working against a razor-thin deadline and under extreme conditions to extract the last hostage from Gaza.