Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech during the funeral of Israeli hostage Ran Gvili, whose remains were finally brought back to Israel on January 26, in the southern town of Meitar on January 28, 2026. Grieving relatives of Ran Gvili gathered on January 28, 2026, as Israel prepared to bury the last hostage returned from Gaza, marking the end of a painful national saga triggered by Hamas's 2023 attack. Israeli forces on January 26 brought home the remains of Gvili, a police officer who was killed in action during Hamas's attack on October 7, 2023 which triggered the devastating war in Gaza.