Last Israeli hostage: Ran Gvili's rescue mission reignited
Staff-Sergeant Major Ran Gvili is the only hostage remaining in the Palestinian territory.Hamas and the Red Cross are currently searching the Gazan neighborhood of Zeitoun for the remains of an Israeli hostage, Al Jazeera reported on Monday morning.Staff-Sergeant Major Ran Gvili is the only hostage remaining in the Palestinian territory.The terror group searched Gaza City on Sunday for his remains, according to N12.Hamas returned the living and deceased hostages as part of a deal which would see the end of two years of war in the Gaza Strip.Posters of Ran Gvili, whose body is still being held captive by Hamas in Gaza, seen at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv. December 02, 2025. (credit: MIRIAM ALSTER/FLASH90)Staff-Sergeant Major Ran Gvili's October 7 rescue effortsGvili was killed in battle fighting infiltrating Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023, after saving the lives of partygoers fleeing the Nova music festival in Re’im and defending Kibbutz Alumim from Hamas terrorists.After evacuating survivors of the Nova massacre to safety, Gvili and his comrades returned to Alumim to continue the fight against the dozens of terrorists who attempted to conquer the kibbutz. Wounded and surrounded, Gvili was overpowered by Hamas terrorists and was subsequently murdered.Leo Feierberg Better contributed to this report.
