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Prime Minister’s Office Says ‘Large-Scale Operation’ Underway to Find Remains of Fallen Gaza Hostage Ran Gvili

Israel launches a large-scale operation in a northern Gaza cemetery to find the remains of fallen hostage Sgt. Maj. Ran Gvili, vowing to continue until his.

Gil TanenbaumSecurity

Jerusalem, 25 January, 2026 (TPS-IL) — Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Office released a statement Sunday evening saying that, since the weekend, Israel’s military forces have been conducting what it called a “large-scale operation” to locate the remains of the last missing Israeli hostage in Gaza, Sargent Major Ran Gvili.

The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said the operation is taking place in a cemetery in the northern Gaza Strip, and “extensive scanning operations are being carried out there, while exhausting all the intelligence information in our possession,” adding that “this effort will continue as long as necessary.”

“The State of Israel is determined to return Ran Gvili to the grave of Israel,” declared the PMO.

His family is continuously updated and is aware of the details of the operation.

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