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Israel expresses surprise as Trump says US knows location of last Israeli captive’s body in Gaza

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United States President Donald Trump speaks at the White House Press Briefing room in Washington DC., United States on January 20, 2026. [Nathan Posner – Anadolu Agency]

US President Donald Trump has said that American intelligence knows the location of the body of Ran Gvili, the last Israeli captive in the Gaza Strip.

Speaking at a press conference in Washington on Tuesday, Trump said: “We got the 28 hostages; they have one left, that we think we know where it is. Amazing.”

Israeli officials told Yedioth Ahronoth that they were surprised by the claim that US intelligence knows Gvili’s location. They said Israel itself does not know the exact site of the body and can only estimate the general area.

Gvili’s mother, Talik Gvili, issued a statement on Tuesday evening following Trump’s remarks, saying that the president’s announcement “confirms what we have been saying for three months: Hamas knows exactly where our son is and has deliberately and knowingly violated the framework set by President Trump and the agreement for the return of all hostages.”

Meanwhile, Israeli National Coordinator for the Hostages and the Missing persons, Gal Hirsch, said: “The Gvili family is kept fully informed of developments, and efforts to bring Ran Gvili home continue in multiple, ongoing ways.”

Trump’s comments came after all other Israeli hostages were handed over under a prisoner exchange and ceasefire agreement.

On 9 October 2025, Hamas and Israel, with US, Egyptian, and Qatari mediation, announced they had reached the first phase of the US peace plan proposed by President Trump.

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