Hamas says it has informed the mediators where the body of the last Israeli hostage can be found in the Gaza Strip, with the Israeli military already searching for his body.

Axar.az, citing TASS, reports "With regard to the body of Ran Gvili, we affirm that we have provided the mediators with all the details and information we have regarding the location of the captive’s body," Hamas said in a statement."

"What confirms the truth of our statements is that the enemy (Israel) is now searching one of the locations based on the information provided by the al-Qassam Brigades to the mediators."

Israeli soldier Ran Gvili was killed on October 7, 2023, during the Hamas attack on Israel. His body was to be handed over to Israel as part of phase one of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, but this hasn’t been done until now.

Tensions flared up in the Middle East on October 7, 2023, when militants from the Gaza Strip-based radical Palestinian movement Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, killing residents of border settlements and taking more than 250 hostages.