The remains of the last Israeli captive recovered from the Gaza Strip were ‍set to be buried on Wednesday (January 28, 2026) in a funeral that ​will help Israel turn the page after one ‌of the most tramautising periods in its history. Also Read | Netanyahu says Israel focusing on disarming Hamas, demilitarising GazaRan ​Gvili, an off-duty police officer, was killed fighting militants during the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on southern Israel. He was then seized and taken back into Gaza by the Islamic Jihad militant group, Israeli officials say. Gvili, who was the last to be ‍released, will be buried in his hometown of Meitar in southern Israel. The Hamas attack, the bloodiest killing of Jews since the Holocaust, was ​widely seen as the most traumatic event in the country’s ⁠history.

Source: The Hindu January 28, 2026 11:56 UTC