The recovery of the final hostage was meant to conclude the first phase of Donald Trump\u2019s peace plan, but West Jerusalem has set other conditions<\/p>\n
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have retrieved the body of the last hostage held by Hamas, completing what was meant to be the first phase of US President Donald Trump\u2019s plan to end the Gaza war. Forensic tests confirmed the remains belong to Israeli police officer Ran Gvili, the military said on Monday.
\nGvili\u2019s body will now be returned for burial, according to the IDF.
\nUnder Trump\u2019s original framework signed in October, the return of all hostages living and dead was supposed to conclude the first phase of the deal. Yet even before Gvili\u2019s remains were recovered, the Trump administration announced that the agreement was shifting into its second phase, which was described as focusing on Gaza\u2019s reconstruction and demilitarization.<\/p>\n
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has hailed the recovery of Gvili\u2019s remains, but says the next part of the plan is not about rebuilding Gaza at all. \u201cThe next phase is not reconstruction,\u201d he said. \u201cThe next phase is disarming Hamas and the demilitarization of the Gaza Strip.\u201d
\nHamas has said its militants had helped locate the body, calling the act \u201cconfirmation of our commitment to the ceasefire.\u201d
\nDuring the Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023, 251 hostages were taken and around 1,200 people were killed. Israel responded with a massive military campaign in Gaza that has killed more than 71,000 Palestinians and wounded over 171,000, according to the local health authorities.
\nWhen Trump\u2019s deal was signed in October, 48 hostages were still believed to be in Gaza, with 28 of them presumed dead, including Gvili.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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