The Peace Plan to end Gaza was drafted on September 29, 2025, after a difficult and traumatic two-year period for the Land and its people. The Peace Plan was officially signed on October 9th and became effective on October 10th, 2025, despite numerous violations since.
This peace proposal included a 20-part comprehensive plan to end the war. Besides the immediate halt to military operations, the next step of this peace plan was the demand to return the hostages, alive or dead. This requirement is rooted in Judaism’s core belief in the sanctity of the human body, whether alive or deceased, which must be treated with the utmost respect. There is a strong national identity tied to having bodies properly buried in the land; this need is deeply embedded in the wishes of individual families and the nation as a whole. Restoring all the hostages is crucial to Israel’s emotional and psychological well-being.
There is still One Missing
While all the living hostages have been returned, along with nearly all the remains of the deceased, one person is still missing. His name is Ron Gvili, and he was among the 251 people taken hostage on Oct. 7th, 2023. Without his return, Netanyahu said, there will be no progress to the next step of the peace plan.
Who is Ron Gvili?
He was a 24-year-old master sergeant and police officer from Meitar, Israel. He was at his parents’ house, waiting for shoulder injury surgery when reports of the Hamas attack broke out. He put on his uniform and told his mother that he was going… she asked… where? Ron said, “Do you think I will stay here when I know my friends are fighting”? But his father asked, “How can you, with your arm injured?” Ron lifted his arm to show he could use a weapon but reassured him, “Don’t worry, I’ll be the driver.” He drove to help many of the Nova survivors, engaged the enemy, and then went to Kibbutz Alumim to continue fighting. He remains a hero in many people’s eyes and saved lives in this kibbutz.
At the entrance of Kibbutz Alumim, there is a plaque with a photo of Gvili. Beneath it, it reads, “He fought a heroic battle, saving the lives of the kibbutz members.” Since then, he has been known as `Rani, the Shield of Alumim. He is the last remaining deceased body yet to be returned to Israel for proper burial. The Gvili family desperately wants his remains to be returned, seeking relief and closure from this tragic event.
Let us pray for the Gvili family and for the quick recovery and return of his remains. It is a prayer that concerns the well-being of an entire nation. Let us continue to pray for all those affected by this ongoing trauma that surrounds Israel, all the while trusting that God will one day bring all the captives worldwide—every Jew in the Diaspora—back home in peace, very soon.