The parents of Ran Gvili, one of the two remaining slain hostages still held in Gaza, urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stall the next phase of the US-brokered peace deal with Hamas — until their son’s body is brought home. Itzik Gvili, Ran’s father, echoed that sentiment Saturday night, telling an emotional crowd gathered at Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square that he’s calling on mediators to make clear “there is no ‘next phase’ and there is no ‘day after in Gaza’ until the remaining hostages are returned.” Under the historic peace plan’s second phase, Israeli troops would retreat further from the so-called “yellow line” as a transitional authority takes over governing Gaza and a multinational security force steps in to assume the military’s role.
Author: Gabrielle Fahmy
Published at: 2025-11-29 21:45:09
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