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WATCH: Tel Aviv hostage clock halted after 843 days

Hostage clock in Tel Aviv’s Hostages’ Square is stopped after 843 days with return of final captive’s remains from Gaza, closing a painful chapter.

Israelis gather at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv during a clock-stopping ceremony following the return of the body of the last hostage, Ran Gvili, from Hamas captivity, Jan. 27, 2026. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.
Israelis gather at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv during a clock-stopping ceremony following the return of the body of the last hostage, Ran Gvili, from Hamas captivity, Jan. 27, 2026. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.

Families of hostages and their supporters gathered on Tuesday evening in central Tel Aviv as the iconic hostage clock was stopped after counting every second that captives were held by Palestinian terrorists in Gaza since the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre.

The digital display in the square by the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, long known as Hostages’ Square, was halted at 843 days, 12 hours, 5 minutes and 59 seconds during a ceremony marking the return of the last Israeli captive.

On Monday, Israeli forces recovered the remains of Master Sgt. Ran Gvili, 24, whose body was located in a Gaza City cemetery.

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