Overview
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Ran Gvili’s parents he is determined to secure their son’s return for a proper Jewish burial.
- Netanyahu also briefed Thailand’s ambassador on efforts to repatriate the remains of Thai national Sudthisak Rinthalak.
- A rally at Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square pressed Israel and mediators to hold off on advancing to Phase B until both bodies are back.
- Ran Gvili’s father accused Hamas of stalling by claiming to be searching without visible progress.
- Under a U.S.-brokered ceasefire that took effect on October 10, 46 of 48 hostages were handed over, leaving the bodies of Gvili and Rinthalak still in Gaza, while some family members also called for a non-political inquiry into October 7 failures.