Jerusalem, 26 January, 2026 (TPS-IL) — The Shin Bet (Israel’s anti-terror General Security Service) Monday evening provided new details as to how Israeli security forces were able to locate and return to Israel the remains of Ran Gvili. He was the last Israeli to still be held in Gaza, 843 days after the October 7 terror massacre.
About a month ago, said the Shin Bet, as part of an operation to find hostage remains in southern Gaza City, an Islamic Jihad operative who was involved in terror activity against Israeli forces during the war was taken in for questioning. It was suspected that this terrorist knew details of the location of where the late Ran Gvili had been buried.
During his interrogation, the operative spoke about his involvement in moving the body between several sites and even pointed to additional people involved who were aware of its location. Among other things, his interrogation resulted in acquiring new intelligence information that strengthened the understanding of the body’s location in the Al-Batsh cemetery in Gaza City.
In recent days, an extensive operation began at this cemetery, during which the body of the late ran was identified and returned to Israel.