Next Phase

The return of the last Israeli hostage's remains closes one of the most emotionally charged chapters of the Gaza war.

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For more than two years, the unresolved fate of captives shaped military decisions, froze diplomacy, and dominated domestic politics in Israel. With that chapter now ended, the conflict moves into a far more consequential ~ and far more uncertain ~ phase. This moment carries immense symbolic weight. For Israel, it marks the fulfilment of a national promise repeatedly invoked since the attacks of October 2023: that no citizen, living or dead, would be left behind. That promise defined the moral architecture of the war. Its completion brings closure to families and removes a powerful constraint on political decision-making.