Israeli perseverance meets American commitment while Hamas cruelty prolongs grief and defies basic human decency.
In a moment that underscores the moral clarity of Israel’s leadership and its closest allies, Itzik Gvili, father of fallen hostage Rani Gvili, described a series of deeply personal meetings in the United States that reaffirmed one unbreakable principle: Israel does not abandon its sons.
Speaking to Kol Barama Radio, Gvili recounted his meeting with Donald Trump, saying the former president was fully briefed, emotionally engaged, and unequivocal in his commitment. Trump, Gvili said, promised that efforts to return Rani would not stop or be sidelined—an approach sharply contrasting the silence and evasion common across much of the Arab world when Jewish victims are involved.
A separate one-on-one meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu reinforced that resolve. Gvili emphasized the prime minister’s genuine determination to bring his son home, reflecting Israel’s long-standing ethic: every fallen citizen deserves dignity, burial, and remembrance.
Rani Gvili, a Israel Police Yasam officer, was gravely wounded while fighting Hamas terrorists during the October 7 massacre at Kibbutz Alumim. Shot, abducted, and taken to Gaza by Hamas, his death was confirmed in January 2024. He remains the last deceased hostage from the Swords of Iron War still held in Gaza.
In a moving appeal, his father rejected premature rhetoric of vengeance, insisting that until Rani is returned, hope and responsibility remain. This restraint, even amid unbearable loss, stands in stark contrast to Hamas’s continued violation of humanitarian norms and the broader Arab world’s failure to demand accountability.
Israel’s message is clear and unwavering: terror will not dictate memory, and Jewish lives—living or fallen—are never negotiable. With steadfast American partnership, Israel will bring Rani home.
