STORY: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed to Israeli media on Monday (January 26) that the last slain Israeli hostage Ran Gvili, was retrieved from Gaza by the Israeli army.

His retrieval serves as a key condition of the initial phase of U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to end the Gaza war.

Gvili's remains had been held in Gaza since he was killed during Hamas' attack on October 7, 2023, when the Palestinian militant group led an attack on southern Israeli communities, triggering a two-year Israeli offensive.

Israel has said it will reopen Gaza's Rafah border crossing with Egypt, the enclave's main gateway to the world, once the search operation for Gvili's remains was complete

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Netanyahu confirms retrieval of last slain Israeli hostage

VIDEO SHOWS: ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU CONFIRMING THE RETRIEVAL OF LAST SLAIN ISRAELI HOSTAGE RAN GVILI

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1. (SOUNDBITE)(Hebrew) ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER, BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, SAYING:

“I am pleased to announce to the citizens of Israel, to the people of Israel that I have just informed

the Gvili family that our forces have found Rani, and he is currently on his way home. This is an extraordinary achievement for the State of Israel. We promised, I promised, to bring everyone back. We brought them all back, down to the very last one. Rani, a hero of Israel, went in first and came out last, and is returning home. A tremendous achievement for the Israel Defense Forces, for the State of Israel, and also for the citizens of Israel, for giving us the backing to complete the mission. Rani is coming home.”

2. NETANYAHU ENTERING AUDITORIUM