{"id":2749,"date":"2026-01-26T20:21:30","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/israelisreal.co\/?page_id=2749"},"modified":"2024-01-01T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-01T00:00:00","slug":"o-exercito-de-defesa-de-israel-recuperou-o-corpo-do-sargento-ran-gvili-o-ultimo-refem-israelense-que-ainda-estava-em-gaza","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/israelagora.com.br\/en\/?page_id=2749","title":{"rendered":"The israel defense forces recovered the body of sergeant ran gvili, the last israeli hostage still held in gaza."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vendedoradesonhos.com.br\/upload\/1\/sites\/26\/img_41604_1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%\"><figcaption>Israel Border Police Master Sgt. Ran Gvili. Source: Israel Hayom.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><hr><\/p><p>\r\n\t<a href='http:\/\/israelagora.com.br\/en\"s=hostages'>#Hostages<\/a><\/p><p><\/p><p>\r\n\t<strong>Ran Gvili, a 24-year-old affectionately known as Rani, was a volunteer with the Israeli Police Special Patrol Unit and lived in Meitar<\/strong><\/p><p> On October 7, 2023, even with a broken shoulder just ten days prior and awaiting surgery, he decided not to stand idly by.<\/p><p>\r\nHe told his family he wouldn&#8217;t leave his friends to fight alone and that, even wounded, he could still hold a pistol.<\/p><p>\r\nHe put on his uniform, went to the barracks in Beersheba, and joined the forces towards Kibbutz Alumim, near the Gaza border.\r\n<\/p><p>\r\nOn that tragic morning, during the Hamas attacks, Ran demonstrated impressive courage.<\/p><p>\r\nHe rescued about one hundred people fleeing the Nova festival, killed 14 terrorists, and continued fighting even after being shot in the arm and leg.<\/p><p>\r\nHe remained in his position, relayed important information about the enemy over the radio, and only stopped when he succumbed to his injuries.<\/p><p>\r\nHis body was then taken to the Gaza Strip by the terrorists.\r\n<\/p><p>\r\nMore than two years later, on January 26, 2026, the Israel Defense Forces managed to recover his remains during an operation called &#8220;Braveheart,&#8221; concentrated in a cemetery in northern Gaza.<\/p><p>\r\nBased on precise intelligence, soldiers meticulously searched the area until they located him.<\/p><p>\r\nThe identification was made at the National Center for Forensic Medicine, in conjunction with the Israeli Police and the Military Rabbinate.<\/p><p>\r\nSoon after, army representatives communicated the sad news to the family.\r\n<\/p><p>\r\nWith Ran&#8217;s return, all the hostages taken on October 7-a total of 251 people-were brought back to Israel: some alive, released in truce agreements, and the others, who died, recovered by Israeli forces or returned in negotiations.<\/p><p>\r\nFor the first time since 2014, there are no more Israeli hostages in Gaza.\r\n<\/p><p>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-theme=\"dark\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Hatikva&#8221;- the hope <br>IDF commanders pay their respect to the last hostage found in Gaza, Israeli hero Ran Gvili z&#8221;l<br>All for one. Leave no man behind! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XRuuNO38fp\">pic.twitter.com\/XRuuNO38fp<\/a><\/p>? LTC Nadav Shoshani (@LTC_Shoshani) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LTC_Shoshani\/status\/2015807023019868448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><figcaption>?Hatikva?- the hope \r\nIDF commanders pay their respect to the last hostage found in Gaza, Israeli hero Ran Gvili z?l\r\nAll for one. Leave no man behind!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><hr>\r\n<\/p><p>\r\nDefense Minister Israel Katz described the moment as a painful but necessary closure, and praised Ran as a courageous fighter driven by a strong sense of duty and responsibility to the country.<\/p><p>\r\nThe Israeli Police Commissioner spoke personally with Ran&#8217;s father, Itzik, highlighting his son&#8217;s determination and self-sacrifice, who protected civilians with his own body.\r\n<\/p><p>\r\nRan&#8217;s father recalled his son&#8217;s determined look that morning, as if he had waited his whole life for that moment to defend others.<\/p><p>\r\nAn honor guard from the Israeli Police escorted the coffin to the forensic institute in Tel Aviv, preparing for the dignified burial that the family and the country had so longed for.\r\n<\/p><p>\r\nThe Israeli Army stated that it will continue to support the families and work to ensure the safety of all citizens, thus closing one of the most difficult and painful chapters in recent history.<hr>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align:right\"><em>Published in 01\/27\/2026 00h16<\/em><\/p>\r\n<hr>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:right\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/israelagora.com.br\/?page_id=18624\">Portuguese version<\/a><\/em><\/p>\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n\t\t<p>Text adapted by AI (Grok) and translated via Google API in the English version. Images from public image libraries or credits in the caption.<\/p>\r\n\t\t<hr>\r\n\t\t<p>Reference article:<\/p>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/idf-recovers-body-of-ran-gvili-from-gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.jns.org\/idf-recovers-body-of-ran-gvili-from-gaza\/<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position: buttonline;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/vendedoradesonhos.com.br\/rodape_sites.php?arg=41604\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"420px\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<div style=\"position: buttonline;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/vendedoradesonhos.com.br\/comentario_navegacao.php?arg=41604\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"500px\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<div style=\"position:absolute; width:40%; height:70px; top:-70px; left:0px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/vendedoradesonhos.com.br\/oferta_site_esq.php?arg=41604\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"100%\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<div style=\"position:absolute; width:40%; height:70px; top:-70px; right:0px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/vendedoradesonhos.com.br\/oferta_site_dir.php?arg=41604\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"100%;\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/vendedoradesonhos.com.br\/oferta_site_centralus.php\" width=\"100%\" height=\"330\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><figcaption>{teste}<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><hr>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>e<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2749","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/israelagora.com.br\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/israelagora.com.br\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/israelagora.com.br\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/israelagora.com.br\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/israelagora.com.br\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2749"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/israelagora.com.br\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2749\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/israelagora.com.br\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/israelagora.com.br\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}