Israeli and Palestinian captives and prisoners: A timeline of key events ⊖
found
a story from Al Jazeera 🚨 › Al Jazeera English
You are not logged in so some information on this page has been withheld. To see more, please log in or sign up.
2026 › January › 26
Gaza
5 months ago
Israelis held captive in Gaza and Palestinians swept into Israel detention centres have been focus of ceasefire talks.
Remains of last Israeli held in Gaza after 7 October 2023 returned ⊖
found
a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Return of police sergeant Ran Gvili’s body should pave way for progress on second phase of Trump ceasefire plan
The remains of the Israeli police sergeant Ran Gvili, who was killed fighting Hamas-led …
Gaza’s Rafah crossing to reopen when final Israeli body is returned ○
Israel says it will reopen Gaza’s Rafah crossing once the body of the last Israeli captive held in Gaza is recovered.
Israel’s genocide wiped out over 2,700 families in Gaza ○
Over 2,700 Palestinian families have been wiped out in 27 months by Israel’s genocide.
Remains of last Israeli captive Ran Gvili recovered from Gaza, says Israel ○
found
a story from Al Jazeera 🚨 › Al Jazeera English
Retrieval of Gvili's body could pave the way for next phase of the ceasefire, including reopening the Rafah Crossing.
Israel retrieves remains of last hostage in Gaza ○
Recovery of Ran Gvili clears path for Israel to reopen Gaza-Egypt border crossing
Remains of final Gaza hostage Ran Gvili have been recovered, Israel says ⊖
Israel and Hamas had been under pressure from ceasefire mediators including Washington to move into the second phase of the US-brokered truce, which took effect on 10 October.
Israel identifies remains of last Gaza hostage Ran Gvili who died a hero fighting dozens of terrorists on October 7 before Hamas took his body away ⊖
Israel announced on Monday that the body of the last hostage held in Gaza, Ran Gvili, had been identified and returned.
Israel says it has retrieved remains of final Gaza hostage ⊕
The development paves the way for the next phase of US President Donald Trump's peace plan to get under way.
Israel to reopen Gaza crossing after search for last dead hostage's body ends ⊖
The Israel's military says its troops are searching for the remains of Ran Gvili, reportedly at a cemetery in northern Gaza.