All this time I’ve been mystified, hearing that in the Gaza cemetery where Ran Gvili’s body was found, news stated that his body was dressed in a police uniform. So I put that together with the hundreds of Palestinian fighters buried in the same spot – and that his body was hidden for 843 days there – did they dress his body up in a Gaza police uniform to conceal his identity or just to make things difficult? Or what?
Then I found this report:
“He was reportedly found in a body bag from Gaza’s Hamas-linked Shifa Hospital, still wearing his Israel Police uniform, shoes, and belt.”1
OK – so that means the Gazans knew that he was Israeli and not Gazan – at least – if anyone was paying attention. Maybe not, during the chaos of the early days.
Here’s a bit more about his job, his life, and his broken shoulder:
“Gvili, who was laid to rest Tuesday in the military section of the Meitar cemetery, served in the elite Yasam Negev unit of the Israel Police’s Southern District. On October 7, despite having recently suffered a motorcycle accident and being scheduled for surgery on a broken shoulder, Gvili joined the fighting. He managed to save the lives of dozens of partygoers at the Re’im music festival before being killed and abducted near Kibbutz Alumim. He became known as “Rani, the protector of Alumim.”2
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1 https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/jns/watch-ran-gvili-last-hostage-recovered-from-gaza-laid-to-rest/article_f8d685a3-6307-5408-a94f-549cb11926be.html
2 https://www.ynetnews.com/article/b1o3mytuzl