Israel on Wednesday received a coffin believed to contain the remains of one of the last two deceased hostages in Gaza.
“The coffin of the deceased hostage, escorted by IDF forces, recently crossed the border into the State of Israel and is on its way to the National Institute of Forensic Medicine, where identification procedures will be carried out,” the spokesperson said. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) wrote on X.
The coffin brought to Israel by the Red Cross may contain the remains of Ran Gvili or Sudthisak Rinthalak.
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People hold photos of deceased hostages Sudthisak Rinthalak and Ran Gvili, whose bodies have not yet been returned, as Israelis attend a rally in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, Israel, on November 29, 2025. (Nir Elias/Reuters)
On October 7, 2023, Gvili was scheduled to rest while awaiting surgery for a broken shoulder. However, as the emergency unfolded, Gvili, a police officer in a counter-terrorism unit, chose to fight to save others in need. He fought alongside fellow officers and was eventually killed near Kibbutz Alumim. His body was taken to Gaza, where it was held for almost 790 days.
A drone view shows participants holding a large banner during a rally of hostage families and supporters at “Hostages Square” to demand the immediate release of the bodies of the deceased hostages. (Ilan Rosenberg/Reuters)
Rinthalak, a 43-year-old Thai national, was working in agriculture in Israel to support his family in Thailand when he was killed in the October 7, 2023, attacks and his body taken to Gaza. His family told Israeli news channel Ynet that he said he would come home for good once he had saved some more money.
“About ten days before October 7 was the last time we spoke.” Rinthalak’s mother, On, told Ynet. “We asked him to come to Thailand for a visit. We hadn’t seen him in years, since he went to Israel for work. He told us he wanted to save some more money and then come home for good. Then it happened on October 7 and he was murdered. I want my son to come home as soon as possible. I wait for him every day.”
People hold paper cutouts of dead hostages Ran Gvili and Sudthisak Rinthalak during a rally where Israelis called for their immediate return. (Nir Elias/Reuters)
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On Tuesday, Israel received remains that had been tested and confirmed not to belong to Gvili or Rinthalak. The times of Israel reported. The newspaper noted that a senior Red Cross official said the findings it handed over to the IDF included “small remains, pieces” of a body.
