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In coordination with Israel, Hamas renews search for final hostage Ran Gvili in Gaza

The search is occurring in Zeitoun, in northern Gaza. The neighborhood is split by the Yellow Line that divides the Strip between Hamas and Israel-controlled territories.

Palestinian Hamas terrorists secure the area as Egyptian workers accompanied by members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) search for the remains of the last Israeli hostage in the Zeitoun neighbourhood of Gaza City on December 8, 2025.
 IDF soldiers operate, eliminate Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist in Gaza, April 21, 2025.

Israel kidnaps PIJ terrorist in covert op. in Hamas-controlled Gaza, pursuing Ran Gvili - report

Hamas terrorists escort members of the Red Cross towards an area within the Yellow Line in Gaza City, November 20, 2025

Hamas, Red Cross searching for last Israeli hostage Ran Gvili's remains in Gaza

Red Cross vehicles transport the bodies of deceased hostages who had been held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, after they were handed over by Hamas militants as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Gaza City, October 14, 2025.

Findings transferred by Hamas from Gaza not connected to hostages, PMO confirms


Egypt deploys heavy machinery in Gaza to aid recovery of Israeli hostages’ remains

The Qatari network Al Araby TV reported that International Committee of the Red Cross vehicles entered the Rafah area to take part in the effort.

Heavy machinery assists with the burial of unidentified bodies of Palestinians who had been held in Israel during the war, after they were handed over by Israel, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, October 22, 2025.

Israel permits Hamas to locate deceased hostages in IDF-controlled areas of Gaza

Some of the missing hostage remains may be located behind the Yellow Line Israel withdrew to under the terms of the US-brokered Gaza deal. 

Palestinian gunmen walk as heavy machinery operates at a site where searches for deceased hostages kidnapped by Hamas during the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel are underway amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, October 19, 2025.

Israel searches for slain hostages buried under Gaza rubble in IDF-controlled zones

Israeli officials believe several deceased hostages in areas under IDF control • Red Cross enters Rafah to locate more remains along with Egyptian teams

View of destroyed buildings following an Israeli military operation in Gaza City, October 25, 2025

Freed Gaza hostages wrote to families via Red Cross during captivity, KAN reports

Guy Gilboa-Dalal and Alon Ohel communicated their longing for home in letters written in late August.

Deputy Director of the Rabin Medical Center, and Director of the center's Beilinson Campus, Dr. Lena Feldman Koren (R) with released hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal, October 13, 2025.

Remains of two Gaza hostages arrive at National Center of Forensic Medicine for identification

The IDF requested that the public act with sensitivity and wait for official identifications before sharing unconfirmed information.

An armed Hamas terrorist stands guard as a Red Cross vehicle arrives to receive from Hamas terrorists the remains of deceased hostages who had been held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, in Gaza City, October 14, 2025.

Returning hostage remains from Gaza may take 'weeks,' Red Cross spokesperson says

"That's an even bigger challenge than having the people alive being released. That's a massive challenge," said the ICRC's spokesperson Christian Cardon.

A Red Cross vehicle transports hostages, held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, following their handover as part of a ceasefire and hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Gaza City October 13, 2025.

Bodies of four hostages arrive at forensic center for identity confirmation

Two of the coffins are in IDF possession, and two are in the Red Cross's possession.

Red Cross vehicles transport hostages, held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, following their handover as part of a ceasefire and hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Gaza City October 13, 2025 in this still image taken from video.

Hamas tells Red Cross that release of hostages will begin at 8:00 a.m. - report

The report also mentioned that a technical meeting was held last night between Hamas and the Red Cross team to arrange the handover.

 A HAMAS TERRORIST speaks with a Red Cross member before the release of hostages, in Khan Yunis, this past Saturday. For nearly 500 days, the Red Cross has failed to visit or provide medical assistance to a single hostage in Gaza, in complete violation of their mission statement, says the writer.

Red Cross temporarily suspends Gaza City operations due to hostilities

"The ICRC will continue to strive to provide support to civilians in Gaza City, whenever circumstances allow," it said in a statement.

 International Red Cross vehicles drive by on the day of the handover of Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander to the International Red Cross, in the Gaza Strip May 12, 2025.

Netanyahu accuses Ben-Gvir of leaking details on Red Cross prison visits to the press

The proposal, staunchly opposed by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and the Israel Prison Service, will be discussed in another forum, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

(L-R) Benjamin Netanyahu; Itamar Ben-Gvir