January 26th, 2026 - 04:23 GMT
ALBAWABA- Israeli forces announced on January 26, 2026, that they had recovered the body of Master Sgt. Ran Gvili, the last remaining Israeli captive held in Gaza since October 7, 2023, ending 843 days of captivity. The remains were found in a cemetery in Gaza City’s Al-Tuffah neighborhood after Hamas provided intelligence to mediators. Acting on the information, Israeli troops conducted targeted searches in northern Gaza, exhuming more than 200 ...
![“Solving the conflict with the Palestinians would enable a united front with Arab countries against Iran,” Justice Minister says. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/175049560.jpg?itok=5sVFKzcv "“Solving the conflict with the Palestinians would enable a united front with Arab countries against Iran,” Justice Minister says. [AFP]")
![Netanyahu on Monday invited Abbas to address the Israeli parliament and publicly recognize Jewish links to the land of Israel. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/185638749.jpg?itok=jrT5fIlt "Netanyahu on Monday invited Abbas to address the Israeli parliament and publicly recognize Jewish links to the land of Israel. [AFP]")
![A Palestinian woman cooks her food on fire wood in Biet Hanun northern Gaza Strip, on November 19, 2013, due to the shortage in butane gas across the Hamas run Palestinian territory. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/450533057.jpg?itok=yRWO-Pvx "A Palestinian woman cooks her food on fire wood in Biet Hanun northern Gaza Strip, on November 19, 2013, due to the shortage in butane gas across the Hamas run Palestinian territory. [AFP]")
![Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) executive committee member Hanan Ashrawi speaks during a press conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah. [Getty Images]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/159917248.jpg?itok=OBhXzX7_ "Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) executive committee member Hanan Ashrawi speaks during a press conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah. [Getty Images]")
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![Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech attended by French President Francois Hollande and Israel's President Shimon Peres in Tel Aviv on November 19, 2013. [Getty Images]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/450526405.jpg?itok=LPh3mn9S "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech attended by French President Francois Hollande and Israel's President Shimon Peres in Tel Aviv on November 19, 2013. [Getty Images]")
![Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and French President Francois Hollande hold a joint press conference on November 18, 2013 in Ramallah, West Bank. [Thaer Ghanaim/GPO via Getty Images]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/450376705.jpg?itok=wGvI6yVN "Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and French President Francois Hollande hold a joint press conference on November 18, 2013 in Ramallah, West Bank. [Thaer Ghanaim/GPO via Getty Images]")
![Former US President Bill Clinton , Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat (R) shake hands before a meeting in the residence of the US ambassador to Norway, 02 November 1999. [Getty Images]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/156970601.jpg?itok=qMf4kH5s "Former US President Bill Clinton , Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat (R) shake hands before a meeting in the residence of the US ambassador to Norway, 02 November 1999. [Getty Images]")
