A woman holds a picture of dead hostage Ran Gvili, as Israelis attend a rally calling for the immediate return of the remains of all hostages held in Gaza, at the Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, Israel,

Palestinians in Gaza City welcomed news on Monday (January 26) that Israel had recovered the last remaining hostage held in Gaza, a development the Israeli military announced, fulfilling a key condition in the initial phase of U.

Israeli teams were combing through a Gaza cemetery Monday for the remains of the final hostage in Gaza, the military said, after Hamas claimed it had done all required of it under the ceasefire agreement to search the side of the territory not controlled by troops.

Returning the remains of Ran Gvili will close a painful chapter for Israelis and pave the way for President Trump’s peace plan to move forward.

Israel said Monday it had recovered the remains of the last hostage in Gaza, closing a painful chapter for the country and clearing the way for the next and more challenging phase of its ceasefire with Hamas.

Israel will ‌reopen Gaza's ​Rafah ‍crossing with ​Egypt ​for the ⁠passage of people only after ‌an operation ​to locate ‌the ‍body of ⁠the last remaining Israeli hostage ​in the enclave is completed,

The Israeli military said Monday that it had retrieved and identified the remains of the last Israeli hostage in Gaza. He was killed on Oct. 7, 2023.

Returning all of the hostages was a key condition of the first phase of the Gaza deal brokered by President Donald Trump.