The IDF found the remains of the last Israeli hostage from the October 7 invasion, St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili, on Monday at around 2:00 p.m. at al-Batesh cemetery in northern Gaza

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

The ISA reported that this information led to the operation in which Ran was ultimately recovered. As part of the operation, more than 700 graves were opened and more than 250 bodies examined, until Ran was found in a Shifaa hospital body bag with his police-issue uniform, shoes, and belt still intact.

The military rushed to find Gvili's remains as the clock ticked down for Israel to reopen the Rafah Border Crossing.

Crowds of people waving Israeli flags are waiting outside the Shura military base as the procession for the last Israeli hostage, Master Sgt. Ran Gvili, sets off for his hometown of Meitar. The convoy is led by the National Motorcycle Unit of the Israel Police’s traffic division.