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[Ron in Regina]

After 843 days, Israel stops its hostage clock and closes a painful chapter — NBC News

The clock had presided over a Tel Aviv square since shortly after the attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, when activists set its large LCD display to count every second until the hostages were freed.

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The clock was officially retired a day after Israeli soldiers recovered the body of Ran Gvili, a young police officer who was killed on Oct. 7 and whose body was that of the last remaining hostage in Gaza. Now, for the first time since 2014, there are no Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip, Israeli President Isaac Herzog said.

Israel prepares to bury last Gaza hostage — AFP News

Grieving relatives of Ran Gvili gathered on Wednesday as Israel prepared to bury the last hostage returned from Gaza, marking the end of a painful national saga triggered by Hamas's 2023 attack.

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Israeli forces on Monday brought home the remains of Gvili, who was killed in action during Hamas's attack on October 7, 2023 which triggered the devastating war in Gaza.

Of the 251 hostages taken by militants on that day, Gvili's were the last remains held in the Palestinian territory.