The dozens of posters of hostages that once greeted arrivals and departures at Ben-Gurion International Airport have disappeared except for one of the last hostage whose body remains in Gaza, Israel Police officer Ran Gvili.
The Hostages and Missing Families Forum on Tuesday shared a photo of Gvili’s younger sister Shira, who stopped by the lone picture of the fallen hostage at the airport.
“Until about two months ago, there were dozens of pictures of hostages there, and today a single picture screams—Master Sergeant Ran Gvili must be brought home,” the forum tweeted.
(Gvili was promoted posthumously from staff sergeant to master sergeant.)
Before taking off on Monday night, Shira Gvili expressed her hope that “When I return, I’ll take the poster down.”
Last night, Shira Gvili stopped by the picture of her older brother, Rani Gvili, at Ben Gurion airport in Israel.
— Bring Them Home Now (@bringhomenow) December 16, 2025
Until about two months ago, there were dozens of pictures of hostages there, and today a single picture screams – Master Sergeant Ran Gvili must be brought home.… pic.twitter.com/XVz99lMeij
Gvili, a 24-year-old Israel Police Special Patrol Unit (Yasam) officer from Meitar, near Beersheva, fought on Oct. 7, 2023. When the massacre began, he left his house and headed out to fight. About 10 days earlier, he had broken his shoulder, and he was waiting for surgery.
During the battle near Kibbutz Alumim, he rescued about 100 people who had fled the Supernova music festival and killed 14 members of the Hamas terrorist organization before he was abducted.
His family was invited on Sunday to light a candle for Chanukah in separate state ceremonies attended by President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu respectively.
Addressing the Gvili family, Netanyahu vowed that Israel “will bring Rani back, just as we brought back 254 out of our 255 hostages.”
