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Wounded Fauda star Idan Amedi participated in operation to recover Ran Gvili’s body

Amedi was badly injured in an explosion while serving in the combat engineering corps in 2024

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January 27, 2026 11:07

Israeli singer and actor Idan Amedi attends the funeral of Israeli soldier Hadar Goldin, whose body had been held captive by Hamas in Gaza since 2014, at the Kfar Saba military cemetery on November 11, 2025 (Flash90)

‘The whole nation is with you’: Ran Gvili’s family celebrate and mourn the return of Israel’s final hostage

Ran’s parents, Itzik and Talik, hailed his selfless sacrifice on October 7 as they met his coffin, which returned from Gaza draped in the Israeli flag

By Jacob Jaffa

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January 27, 2026 10:43

Itzik Gvili meets the coffin containing his son Ran's body at the IDF's Nahal Base on January 26, 2026 (Israel Police)

By The JC Leader

The last hostage: Ran Gvili’s return and Israel’s refusal to leave anyone behind

That instinct – costly, unyielding and often misunderstood – is not a weakness. It is civilisational clarity – a reaffirmation of the values that distinguish the Jewish state from those who fight it

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January 26, 2026 17:22

IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir addresses his troops following the recovery of Ran Gvili's body (IDF)

IDF recovers body of final hostage Ran Gvili after 843 days

The discovery of the late police sergeant’s remains mean that, after more than two years, all of the hostages have been liberated from Hamas

By Jacob Jaffa

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January 26, 2026 13:54

IDF soldiers recover the body of Ran Gvili, the final hostage, in Gaza City on January 26, 2026 (Telegram/AmitSegal)

IDF searching Gaza City cemetery for body of Ran Gvili

Israel has confirmed that the Rafah Crossing will be reopened when the final hostage’s remains are returned

By Jacob Jaffa

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January 26, 2026 11:20

Father concealed his Muslim identity to protect hostage son

Liam Or as he was known in the hostage release campaign was actually Liam Or-Nassar from a mixed faith background

By JC Reporter

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January 25, 2026 11:38

In the hostage release campaign, Liam Or-Nassar (poster left) was referred to as Liam Or (photo: Getty Image)

Brother of former Hamas hostage goes missing in Israel

Ashgara Mengistu’s brother, Avera, was held in Gaza for more than a decade after entering the Strip in a state of mental distress

By Jacob Jaffa

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January 21, 2026 13:19

Yarden Bibas shares painful third-birthday message to ‘beloved’ son Kfir

Slain hostage Kfir Bibas was taken captive when he was just nine months old, and his brother Ariel was four

By Ben Conway

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January 19, 2026 16:17

Kfir Bibas was abducted alongside his brother Ariel, four, and their mother Shiri, aged 32 (Photo: Family handout)

‘I came back to life’: British-Israeli hostage Emily Damari marks one year of freedom

The 29-year-old recalled the moment she ‘stepped out of that dark nightmare and back into the light’

By Jacob Jaffa

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January 19, 2026 09:51

Emily Damari celebrates one year since she was freed from Hamas captivity (Shai Franco)

Starmer has broken his promise to sanction Hamas officials, British hostage families say

‘The promise was kept’: IDF confirms elimination of Hamas commander who killed Noa Marciano

Hostage families call for chief negotiator to resign after claiming pro-deal protests ‘helped Hamas’

Israel confirms reopening date for Rafah Crossing following recovery of final hostage

‘It was my parents who inspired me to fight for the hostages’

‘He refused to stand aside’: Netanyahu and Herzog hail bravery of Ran Gvili during final hostage’s funeral

What Israel’s return of Ran Gvili reveals about Jewish peoplehood

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Starmer has broken his promise to sanction Hamas officials, British hostage families say

‘The promise was kept’: IDF confirms elimination of Hamas commander who killed Noa Marciano

Hostage families call for chief negotiator to resign after claiming pro-deal protests ‘helped Hamas’

Israel confirms reopening date for Rafah Crossing following recovery of final hostage

‘It was my parents who inspired me to fight for the hostages’

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Wounded Fauda star Idan Amedi participated in operation to recover Ran Gvili’s body

‘The whole nation is with you’: Ran Gvili’s family celebrate and mourn the return of Israel’s final hostage

The last hostage: Ran Gvili’s return and Israel’s refusal to leave anyone behind

IDF recovers body of final hostage Ran Gvili after 843 days

IDF searching Gaza City cemetery for body of Ran Gvili

Father concealed his Muslim identity to protect hostage son

Brother of former Hamas hostage goes missing in Israel

Yarden Bibas shares painful third-birthday message to ‘beloved’ son Kfir

‘I came back to life’: British-Israeli hostage Emily Damari marks one year of freedom