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IDF Closes Hostages and Missing Persons Headquarters

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The Israel Defense Forces formally shuttered its Hostages and Missing Persons Headquarters, 846 days after the October 7 Hamas attack. All 251 hostages taken that day have been accounted for, with the last hostage Ran Gvili recovered deceased on January 26, 2026.

Media

IDF shutters its Hostages and Missing Persons Headquarters more than two years after October 7
IDF shutters its Hostages and Missing Persons Headquarters more than two years after October 7 — The Times of Israel

Sources

  • T2 Times of Israel Major western
  • T1 IDF Official western
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