Body of last Israeli captive recovered from Gaza

WASHINGTON, United States (MNTV) – US President Donald Trump said the body of the last Israeli captive held in Gaza has been recovered, marking the conclusion of captive repatriation efforts.

Trump praised his administration’s role, while Israel announced the reopening of a key border crossing.

Taking to his Truth Social platform, President Trump announced, “Just recovered the last hostage body in Gaza. Thus, got back all 20 of the living hostages, and all of the dead! Amazing job!” He extended congratulations to his team, writing, “Most thought of it as an impossible thing to do. Congratulations to my great team of champions!!!”

The Israeli military issued its own statement earlier on Monday, confirming that soldiers had located and recovered the body of Sgt. 1st Class Ran Gvili. The military stated that his body would be returned to his family for burial and noted, “With this, all hostages have been returned from the Gaza Strip.”

In a subsequent interview with Axios, President Trump revealed that Hamas had assisted in locating the soldier’s body. “They worked very hard to get the body back. They were working with Israel on it. You can imagine how hard it was,” Trump said. He immediately pivoted to the next phase of his proposed plan, adding, “Now we have to disarm Hamas like they promised.”

Concurrently, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt would reopen following the return of Gvili’s body, suggesting a potential de-escalatory step.