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Search for Missing Israeli Officer Gvili Hits Dead End

12/14/2025

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Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad report they cannot locate Israeli officer Ran Gvili's body after nearly 800 days.
Despite searches in Gaza's Shijaiyah and Zeitoun, Hamas attributes the failure to the deaths of abductors during Israeli airstrikes.
Israeli officials continue to provide intelligence to mediators, saying Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) knows Gvili's whereabouts.
Tensions rise as Israeli forces operate in southern Syria and escalate strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon.

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Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad report they cannot locate Israeli officer Ran Gvili's body after nearly 800 days.
Despite searches in Gaza's Shijaiyah and Zeitoun, Hamas attributes the failure to the deaths of abductors during Israeli airstrikes.
Israeli officials continue to provide intelligence to mediators, saying Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) knows Gvili's whereabouts.
Tensions rise as Israeli forces operate in southern Syria and escalate strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon.