From there, it will travel south, to Gvili’s hometown of Meitar, where he is to be buried, just before 12 p.m. Gvili’s family invites the public to stand along the procession

Leaders across Israel paid tribute as the remains of St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili were brought home, closing the chapter of Israeli hostages held in Gaza.

Gvili's return marks the end of the saga of returning all live and deceased hostages taken by Hamas on October 7. The clock in Hostages Square, which has been counting the seconds, minutes, hours, and days since October 7,

An officer from the Yahalom special engineering unit describes working against a razor-thin deadline and under extreme conditions to extract the last hostage from Gaza.