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Police investigate VCU nurse who instructed ‘sabotage’ of ICE agents in viral TikTok videos
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Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Health and the VCU Police are investigating after a nurse at the hospital made a series of videos about fighting back against federal law enforcement.
“We prioritize the health and safety of anyone who comes to us for care. We are aware of a series of videos that appear to have been posted by an individual confirmed to be an employee of our health system,” VCU told Fox News Digital in a statement. “The content of the videos is highly inappropriate and does not reflect the integrity or values of our health system.”
“VCU Police are assisting with this investigation,” the university continued. “Per policy, while the investigation is underway, the individual is on administrative leave and will not be in our facilities or interacting with patients.”
The nurse in question used a now-deleted TikTok account, Redheadredemption, and was quickly identified as an employee at VCU Health. Popular X account LibsOfTikTok posted a compilation of three of the nurse’s TikTok videos on X, sparking viral outrage.
A Virginia Commonwealth University nurse’s TikTok video from Jan. 14, 2025, has gone viral after it was posted by LibsOfTikTok on X. (Credit: @mindarosa8/TikTok)
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In one video, simply captioned with “#ice #resistance #sabotage,” the nurse instructed others to use a “sabotage tactic” against opponents.
“I thought of something good,” she said.
“Sabotage tactic, or at least scare tactic. All the medical providers, grab some syringes with needles on the end,” she said. “Have them full of saline or succinylcholine, you know, whatever. Whatever. That will probably be a deterrent. Be safe.”
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Succinylcholine is an anesthetic that causes rapid, short-acting muscle paralysis. The paralytic effect typically lasts for four to six minutes.
In another video where she is dressed in scrubs, she suggests using poison ivy to infect others.
“OK for today’s resistance tip, I vote — anybody got any poison ivy, poison oak in their yard? Get some of that, with gloves, obviously, and get it in some water. Like a gallon of water. And get the poison ivy oak water and I’m going to put it into a water gun. Aim for faces, hands.”
ICE agents stand at the scene where a woman was fatally shot during an enforcement operation on Jan. 7, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Christopher Juhn/Anadolu via Getty Images)
That video was simply titled, “#resist.”
In a third video captioned “#staytoxic,” the nurse sends a message to single women, telling them to go on dates with ICE agents and spike their drinks.
“Single ladies, where these ICE guys are going, have a chance to do something, you know, not without risk, but could help the cause for sure,” she said. “Get on Tinder, get on Hinge, find these guys. They’re around. [If] they’re an ICE agent, bring some ex-lax and put it in their drinks. Get them sick. You know, nobody’s going to die. Just enough to incapacitate them and get them off the street for the next day. Highly, easily deniable.”
“I’m just saying, let’s get them where they eat,” she said. “Somebody’s not going to be supporting these guys. Where’s the hotel where they eat? Who makes that breakfast? Let’s find them.”
A Border Patrol member pepper sprays observers after getting into a car accident on Jan. 21, 2026, in Minneapolis. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
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Later in the video, she said, “Let’s make their lives f—— miserable,” and directed her followers to talk with anyone who knows where ICE agents are.
“Talk to the people who work at the places where they are,” she said.
Iran’s president tells Saudi crown prince US threats only cause ‘instability’
- Pezeshkian says US threats aimed at disrupting regional security.
- Iran president urges for “unity and cohesion” of Islamic countries.
- US announces multi-day Air Force exercise in Middle East.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian had a phone call with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday, telling him that US threats against Tehran would only result in instability.
“The threats and psychological operations of the Americans are aimed at disrupting the security of the region and will achieve nothing other than instability for them,” Pezeshkian told the Saudi crown prince, according to his office, after a United States aircraft carrier reached the region.
Pezeshkian told MBS that the “unity and cohesion” of Islamic countries can guarantee “lasting security, stability and peace in the region”.
The Iranian president said that Tehran always welcomed any process, within the framework of international law, that prevents war, Iranian media reported.
The telephonic conversation comes as the US announced a major multi-day Air Force exercise in the Middle East.
The announcement came a day after the US military said the Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group had arrived in the Middle East, dramatically boosting American firepower in the region.
The exercise will “demonstrate the ability to deploy, disperse, and sustain combat airpower across” the Middle East, the US Air Force component of Central Command, which is responsible for American forces in the region, said in a statement.
No date or exact location for the exercise were released.
The protests in Iran started in late December, driven by economic grievances, with huge street demonstrations for several days from January 8.
President Donald Trump had repeatedly warned Iran that if it killed protesters, the US would intervene militarily, and also encouraged Iranians to take over state institutions, saying, “help is on the way.”
But he pulled back from ordering strikes earlier this month, claiming Tehran had halted executions under pressure from Washington.
Iran has also warned of “destructive consequences” if the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is listed as a terrorist organisation by the EU, state media reported, after Italy’s foreign minister urged Brussels to go ahead with the designation.
Rome’s top diplomat Antonio Tajani on Monday said he would propose the idea “in coordination with other partners” at a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels later this week.
Tehran summoned Italy’s ambassador to Iran, Paolo Amadei, and condemned Tajani’s remarks as “irresponsible”, warning of “destructive consequences” if the bloc went ahead with the move, the official IRNA news agency reported.
The ministry urged Rome to “reconsider its misguided stance on Iran”, IRNA said.
‘One Battle After Another’, ‘Sinners’ top BAFTA nods | The Express Tribune
Selection process stands out for bold filmmaking, unusual takes on geopolitical landscape to more personal stories
LONDON:
“One Battle After Another” and “Sinners” led the shortlist Tuesday of films competing at Britain’s BAFTA awards next month, ahead of the Oscars in mid-March in which both also dominate the nominations.
“One Battle After Another”, an offbeat thriller set against a wild backdrop of radical violence, immigration raids and white supremacists, earned 14 BAFTA nods, including for the coveted best film award.
Vampire period music-infused horror film “Sinners” followed close behind with 13 and will also vie for best film, less than a week after it smashed the all-time Oscars record for nominations with 16 selections.
“One Battle After Another” enters the Oscars best film race in second place after it garnered 13 nods in the Academy shortlist for the March 15 awards to be held in Hollywood.
The BAFTAs, the highlight of the annual British film calendar, will be held in London on February 22, three weeks before the Oscars.
This year’s selection process stood out for “bold storytelling and unique takes” on everything from the geopolitical landscape to more personal stories, BAFTA CEO Jane Millichip, told AFP.
“A lot of filmmakers have not pulled their punches on quite big subjects,” she said, noting in particular “Sinners”, “One Battle After Another” and “Bugonia”.
But she also commended “a group of really intimate, and personal films” including “Hamnet”, “I Swear” and “Sentimental Value”.
“Hamnet”, a period drama in which William Shakespeare and his wife struggle to cope with the loss of their son in plague-ravaged Elizabethan England, secured 11 BAFTA nominations and will also compete for best film.
Timothee Chalamet’s ping-pong drama “Marty Supreme” also snagged 11 nods, including in the best film category, while Norwegian dramedy “Sentimental Value” bagged eight nominations and is the final of the five BAFTA best film contenders.
Although “Sinners” topped the Oscars nominations, “One Battle” was still strongly favoured in this year’s awards season, having won almost every precursor prize so far this awards season.
It reigned supreme at the Golden Globes earlier this month, winning best comedy, best director, best screenplay and best supporting actress, while “Hamnet” sprung a surprise by taking best drama film, beating out “Sinners”.
‘Really rich year’
At the BAFTAs, Yorgos Lanthimos (“Bugonia”), Chloe Zhao (“Hamnet”), Josh Safdie (“Marty Supreme”), Paul Thomas Anderson (“One Battle After Another”), Joachim Trier (“Sentimental Value”) and Ryan Coogler (“Sinners”) will compete for best director.
The leading actor shortlist features Leonardo DiCaprio (“One Battle After Another”), Michael B. Jordan (“Sinners”), Chalamet (“Marty Supreme”), Ethan Hawke (“Blue Moon”), Jesse Plemons (“Bugonia”) and Robert Aramayo (“I Swear”).
As with the Oscars, Paul Mescal missed out on a nomination for his “Hamnet” performance.
Meanwhile, Oscar contender Jessie Buckley (“Hamnet”), Emma Stone (“Bugonia”), Chase Infiniti (“One Battle After Another”), Kate Hudson (“Song Sung Blue”), Renate Reinsve (“Sentimental Value”) and Rose Byrne (“If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”) will vie for the leading actress gong.
Here are the nominees for the BAFTA film awards:
American offbeat thriller “One Battle After Another” led the shortlist followed by the vampire period film “Sinners”.
Best film
“Hamnet”
“Marty Supreme”
“One Battle After Another”
“Sentimental Value”
“Sinners”
Best director
Yorgos Lanthimos, “Bugonia”
Chloe Zhao, “Hamnet”
Josh Safdie, “Marty Supreme”
Paul Thomas Anderson, “One Battle After Another”
Joachim Trier, “Sentimental Value”
Ryan Coogler, “Sinners”
Best leading actress
Jessie Buckley, “Hamnet”
Rose Byrne, “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”
Kate Hudson, “Song Sung Blue”
Chase Infiniti, “One Battle After Another”
Renate Reinsve, “Sentimental Value”
Emma Stone, “Bugonia”
Best leading actor
Robert Aramayo, “I Swear”
Timothee Chalamet, “Marty Supreme”
Leonardo DiCaprio, “One Battle After Another”
Ethan Hawke, “Blue Moon”
Michael B. Jordan, “Sinners”
Jesse Plemons, “Bugonia”.
France moves to ban social media for users under 15 | The Express Tribune
Ban on new accounts could begin this fall, existing underage accounts face deactivation by year’s end
The National Assembly, France’s lower house of parliament, on Monday approved the key article of a bill prohibiting social media for children under 15, a measure supported by President Emmanuel Macron in a bid to better protect children’s health. If passed, the new law would likely come into effect from the new school year in September.
French lawmakers on Monday approved the key article of a bill prohibiting social media for children under 15, an effort championed by President Emmanuel Macron as a way to protect children from excessive screen time.
Lawmakers gave the green light to an identical amendment proposed by the government, rewriting the first article of the bill. It stipulates that “access to an online social media service provided by an online platform is prohibited to minors under the age of 15”. The article, as drafted, was adopted by 116 votes to 23.
The legislation, which also provides for a ban on mobile phones in high schools, follows Australia’s ban on social media for under-16s in December, a world first.
As social media has grown around the world, so has concern that too much screen time is arresting child development and contributing to declining mental health in minors.
“The emotions of our children and teenagers are not for sale or to be manipulated, either by American platforms or Chinese algorithms,” Macron said in a video broadcast on Saturday.
Authorities want to move quickly, with measures to be enforced from the start of the 2026 school year for new accounts.
Former Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, who leads lawmakers from Macron’s Renaissance party in the lower house, said on Monday he hoped the bill would be passed by the Senate in mid-February.
“This means that in a month’s time, it could be adopted and that on September 1, the ban will come into force for new accounts,” he added.
He added that “social media platforms will then have until December 31 to deactivate existing accounts” that do not comply with the age limit.
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In addition to combating the impact of screens and social media on the mental health of young adolescents, Attal stressed that the measure would help oppose “a number of powers that, through social media platforms, want to colonise minds”.
“France can be a pioneer in Europe in a month: we can change the lives of our young people and our families, and perhaps also change the destiny of our country in terms of independence,” he said.
Kanye West blames bipolar disorder for his rants | The Express Tribune
NEW YORK:
Rapper Kanye West on Monday denied being a Nazi and expressed regret over his antisemitic rants, blaming such behavior — which included recording a song that celebrates Hitler — on his bipolar disorder.
The disgraced 48-year-old music star, who has lost fans and business deals in recent years because of his racist or antisemitic outbursts, released his song “Heil Hitler” last May to mark the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.
The song has been banned on major music streaming platforms but is easy to find on the internet. Among other punishment it cost West his visa to travel to Australia.
West, who changed his name to Ye and struggled with bipolar disorder for years, said in an open letter published Monday in The Wall Street Journal that when bipolar people are in a manic phase they do not feel sick.
“You think everyone else is overreacting. You feel like you’re seeing the world more clearly than ever, when in reality you’re losing your grip entirely,” said West, whose achievements include winning 24 Grammy awards.
In his letter entitled “To Those I’ve Hurt,” he said he sometimes has “disconnected moments” that lead to poor judgment and reckless behavior, describing such instances as feeling like an out-of-body experience.
“I regret and am deeply mortified by my actions in that state, and am committed to accountability, treatment, and meaningful change,” West said.
“It does not excuse what I did, though. I am not a Nazi or an antisemite. I love Jewish people.”
In late 2023 West apologized to Jews for having said “I love Nazis.”
In 2022 he caused outrage by wearing a T-shirt with the slogan “White Lives Matter,” seen as a racist insult to the Black Lives Matter movement, and by attending a dinner with Donald Trump that included the white supremacist and antisemite Nick Fuentes.
From 2014 to 2022, he was married to Kim Kardashian, with whom he has four children. In 2020, West ran an unsuccessful independent presidential campaign. Starting in 2022, West has drawn widespread condemnation — and lost sponsors and partnerships — for expressing antisemitic views; he has self-identified as a Nazi, praised Adolf Hitler, used swastika imagery, and denied the Holocaust. In January 2026, he published a letter expressing regret for his actions, attributing them to his struggles with bipolar disorder.
West is one of the best-selling music artists, with 160 million records sold, and the 12th-most awarded artist at the Grammy Awards, with 24 wins. Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2005 and 2015. Rolling Stone listed six of West’s albums The College Dropout, Late Registration, Graduation (2007), 808s & Heartbreak (2008), My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010), and Yeezus (2013) — in its “500 Greatest Albums of All Time” list and named him one of the “100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time”.
West demonstrated an affinity for the arts at an early age; he began writing poetry when he was five years old. West started rapping in the third grade and began making musical compositions in the seventh grade, eventually selling them to other artists. West crossed paths with producer No I.D., who became West’s friend and mentor. After graduating from high school, West received a scholarship to attend Chicago’s American Academy of Art in 1997 and began taking painting classes.
Victoria Beckham honoured in Paris amid family rift | The Express Tribune
Ceremony kept under wraps to avoid crowds after explosive claims about the Beckhams by their eldest son
PARIS, FRANCE:
Victoria Beckham escaped the bitterness of a family feud with a trip to Paris on Monday to receive an award from the culture ministry for her contribution to the fashion and entertainment industries.
The former Spice Girl, after a weekend celebrating “Baby Spice” Emma Buntun’s 50th birthday, headed to the French capital with husband David and her children — except Brooklyn — to be named a “Officer of the Order of the Arts and Letters.”
The ceremony at the culture ministry was kept under wraps to avoid a scrum of journalists or onlookers after explosive claims about the Beckhams by eldest son Brooklyn last week.
French Culture Minister Rachida Dati praised Beckham as “a global icon that holds a very special place in the hearts of French people”. Dati paid tribute to Beckham’s “meticulous, almost architectural” approach to clothing, according to a copy of the speech sent to AFP.
After starting with shows in London and New York, Beckham has been unveiling the new collections for her label in Paris since 2022.
“Through your journey, your work, and your commitment, you have woven a deep, sincere, and lasting bond with France,” Dati told the 51-year-old singer-turned-designer.
Brooklyn Beckham deepened a rift with his parents after writing on social media last week that they had tried to “ruin” his relationship with his wife.
In a highly personal post that confirmed a long-rumoured falling out, Brooklyn claimed Victoria Beckham “hijacked” his first dance on his wedding day and danced “inappropriately on me”.
Video of Monday’s ceremony by Paris Match magazine showed David Beckham and the rest of the his clan looking on and applauding, along with French fashion bosses Antoine Arnault and Francois-Henri Pinault.
The Order of the Arts and Letters is reserved for figures judged to have contributed to France’s cultural life and is separate to the more prestigious Legion of Honour (“Legion d’honneur”), the state’s top award.
President Emmanuel Macron decorated Louis Vuitton designer and rapper Pharrell Williams with a Legion of Honour last Friday at a private ceremony attended by US rappers Pusha T and Future.
Former England captain David Beckham received a knighthood from King Charles III in November in what he called his “proudest moment”.
Beckham has starred in seven official documentaries and reality shows, including Victoria’s Secrets (2000), Being Victoria Beckham (2002), The Real Beckhams (2003), Victoria Beckham – A Mile in Their Shoes (2004), Victoria Beckham: Coming to America (2007), Beckham (2023), and the Netflix documentary Victoria Beckham (2025).
Stephen Colbert sets final ‘Late Show’ episode date | The Express Tribune
Stephen Colbert has announced the official end date for his run on The Late Show. During a taping of Late Night with Seth Meyers, Colbert revealed that the series finale will air Thursday, May 21. The news confirms what CBS had announced last summer, that the show would conclude at the close of the 2025–26 broadcast season.
Colbert took over the iconic Late Show in 2015 following David Letterman’s retirement, transforming the programme into a politically engaged platform. Across nine seasons, his sharp satire, earnest commentary, and high-profile interviews helped the show remain a dominant force in late-night television.
“This is not just the end of our show, but the end of The Late Show on CBS,” Colbert said, emphasising that the franchise itself will be retired, not replaced. The decision marks the conclusion of a cultural institution that has been a staple of late-night television since Letterman launched the show in 1993 from the Ed Sullivan Theater.
With the May 21 finale now set, CBS and Colbert have just under four months to prepare a farewell to a franchise that has spanned over 4,200 episodes and shaped late-night television through turbulent political eras. Fans have already expressed a mix of excitement and nostalgia, sharing their hopes for Colbert’s next chapter, with many wishing he finds another platform to continue his unique blend of humour and commentary.
Colbert’s appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers is scheduled to air Tuesday night, providing another look at the host before his departure. While the end of The Late Show closes a significant chapter in television history, Colbert’s influence on political satire and late-night programming remains indelible.
Emotions, grief grip Sundance Film Festival | The Express Tribune
‘American Doctor’ tells of brutality in the Israel-Hamas war, presents scenes of Israeli atrocities in Gaza
PARK CITY, UTAH, US:
At the start of “American Doctor,” a new documentary about US medics working in hospitals in the Gaza Strip during the Israel-Hamas war, director Poh Si Teng initially declines to film pictures of dead Palestinian children that one of the doctors is trying to show her.
Teng worries that she will have to pixelate the gruesome scene to protect the dignity of the children.
“You’re not dignifying them unless you let their memory, their bodies, tell the story of this trauma, of this genocide. You’re not doing them a service by not showing them,” Jewish-American doctor Mark Perlmutter tells her.
“This is what my tax dollars did. That’s what your tax dollars did. That’s what my neighbor’s tax dollars did. They have the right to know the truth.
“You have the responsibility, as I do, to tell the truth. You pixelate this, that’s journalistic malpractice.”
Teng’s unflinching film follows Perlmutter and two other American doctors — one Palestinian-American and the other a non-practicing Zoroastrian — as they try to treat the results of the unspeakable brutality visited on a largely civilian population in Gaza since Israel launched its retaliation for Hamas’s October 2023 attack.
Alongside the severed limbs and the open wounds the doctors labor on with their Palestinian colleagues, we also see the trio’s attempts at advocacy — in Washington’s corridors of power and in Israeli and American media.
The documentary also depicts the practical difficulties they face — the surgical scrubs and antibiotics they have to smuggle across the border to get around the Israeli blockade, and the last-minute refusals of Israeli authorities to let them in.
And we see the bravery of men voluntarily going to work in hospitals that are repeatedly hit by the Israeli army.
Israel rejects accusations its numerous strikes against Gaza hospitals amount to war crimes, saying it is targeting “terrorists” in these facilities and claims Hamas operatives are holed up in tunnels underneath the hospitals.
The attacks include the so-called “double tap” strike on the Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, South of the Strip, in August 2025 where the three men have worked.
Emergency responders and journalists who had rushed to the scene after a first projectile hit were killed when a second was fired at the same spot.
‘Accessory to child murder’
Feroze Sidwha, perhaps the most eloquent of the three doctors, repeatedly makes the case throughout the film that he has never seen any tunnels and that in any case, even the presence of wounded fighters in a hospital does not make it a legitimate target.
“Americans deserve the opportunity to know what’s going on, what their money is being used for, and you know, just to decide. ‘Do you really want this being done?’,” he told AFP at the Sundance Film Festival, where the film got its premiere on Friday.
“I’m pretty sure the answer is ‘no’. I just want to keep speaking out and letting people know they don’t have to be an accessory to child murder. But we all are, right now.”
The film is dedicated to the around 1,700 healthcare workers who have been killed since Israel launched its invasion in October 2023.
UN investigators have accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, a charge that Israel has denied as “distorted and false”, while accusing the authors of antisemitism.
Despite a fragile ceasefire in place since October last year, there has been continued violence between Israeli forces and Hamas, which has seen Palestinian non-combatants killed, including dozens of children according to UNICEF.
Reporters Without Borders says nearly 220 journalists have died since the start of the war, making Israel the biggest killer of journalists worldwide for three years running.
The Sundance Film Festival runs until February 1.
Witkoff celebrates ‘new day in the Middle East’ after final Israeli hostage is returned from Gaza
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U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is hailing the start of a new era in the Middle East after the return of the remains of the final Israeli hostage in Gaza.
Israeli police officer Ran Gvili’s remains were returned to Israel on Monday, marking the return of all hostages, both living and deceased.
“Yesterday was a historic day,” Witkoff wrote in a post on X. “Now, ALL 20 living hostages and all 28 deceased hostages in Gaza have now been returned to their families – a monumental, historic feat that few thought was possible. It’s thanks to the hard work of so many, but especially [the president], who works tirelessly for peace.”
“This closes a painful chapter for many, and paves the way for a new future that can be defined by peace, not war, and prosperity, not destruction,” Witkoff added. “It’s a new day in the Middle East, and President Trump, myself, and the entire team are committed to sustained peace and prosperity for all in the region.”
ISRAEL CONFIRMS RECOVERY OF LAST HOSTAGE’S REMAINS FROM GAZA
U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff celebrated the return of Ran Gvili’s remains, saying it was a “new day in the Middle East.” (The Hostages and Missing Families Forum; Noam Galai/Getty Images)
The Hostages and Missing Families Forum, an organization created in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 attacks to represent the families of those who were kidnapped, thanked Witkoff and echoed his message, saying, “Without [the president] and his administration, the hostages would never have come home.”
President Donald Trump celebrated the return of Gvili’s remains from Gaza with a post on Truth Social.
“Just recovered the last hostage body in GAZA. Thus, got back ALL 20 of the living hostages, and ALL of the dead! AMAZING JOB! Most thought of it as an impossible thing to do. Congratulations to my great team of champions!!!” Trump wrote.
People hold signs with a photo of Ran Gvili, who was killed while fighting Hamas militants during the Oct. 7, 2023 attack, during a rally calling for his return in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also praised Trump while addressing Israel’s parliament, known as the Knesset. He thanked Trump, Witkoff, Jared Kushner and their teams “for their significant and important support.”
Trump has previously made high-profile diplomatic moves in the Middle East. During his first administration, he brokered a series of normalization agreements known as the Abraham Accords between Israel and several Arab nations, including the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan.
Witkoff and Trump visited Israel in October on the day the final remaining living hostages returned home from Gaza after more than two years in captivity. The Knesset received them and other members of the administration with cheers of gratitude.
“No American president has ever done more for Israel,” Netanyahu said at the time. “It ain’t even close.”
When the living hostages were released, Witkoff celebrated their return and recognized the pain of those whose loved ones would not come home alive.
“Even in this moment of relief and happiness, my heart aches for those whose loved ones will not return alive. Bringing their bodies home is a must and an act of dignity and honors their memory forever,” Witkoff wrote on X.
A photograph shows chairs and banners with a portrait of Ran Gvili, the last hostage held in Gaza, the day after his remains were brought home by Israeli forces, in Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, on Jan. 27, 2026. (Jack GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
On the morning of Oct. 7, Gvili was supposed to be at home resting while waiting for surgery on his broken shoulder, which he sustained during a motorbike accident. However, when rocket sirens sounded, Gvili, who was 24 at the time, grabbed his uniform and went to fight. He fought alongside fellow officers and was eventually killed near Kibbutz Alumim. His body was taken into Gaza, where it was held for over 840 days.
In December, Ran’s mother, Talik Gvili, wrote an op-ed for Fox News Digital reflecting on her son’s final moments and pleading for his return.
“My Ran never hesitated when evil came knocking… That’s who my son was,” she said of her son’s actions on Oct. 7.
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“I promise you, my Ran, that your story will be heard around the world. Everyone will know what you did, how you fought, how you never gave up.”