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Israel marks the return of the final hostage's remains after more than two years of war and grief
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Passersby observe a screen displaying time elapsed since the Hamas attack, one day after the return of remains of Ran Gvili the final hostage in Gaza, in Hostages Square, Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. - photo by AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg
JERUSALEM (AP) — For more than two years, Israelis pinned yellow ribbons to their lapels and gathered to remember the hostages abducted during the deadliest day in the country’s history. But in a sign marking the end of a painful chapter, they removed their ribbons and turned off a clock Tuesday in Tel Aviv's Hostages Square tracking the duration of the hostages’ captivity. The return of Ran Gvili, a 24-year-old police officer killed while fighting Hamas militants during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, fulfilled nationwide hopes to return all hostages, living or dead.