https://www.timesofisrael.com/ran-gvilis-family-meets-trump-and-pm-demands-his-bodys-return-before-2nd-phase-of-truce/
'The family of the last remaining slain hostage held in Gaza, Master Sgt. Ran Gvili, met with US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Florida on Monday, demanding that his remains be brought home before the second stage of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal is implemented.
Ran’s parents, Itzik and Talik, and siblings Omri, Sharon, and Shira took part in the meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach.
“We received an attentive ear and a willing heart from both leaders,” the family said in a statement, according to the Hostages and Missing Families Forum.
“We asked President Trump that just as he returned all the hostages, we also want our Rani home. We begged him to use all the levers of pressure on Hamas. It is impossible to move to phase two without Hamas playing its full part,” the statement read.
“Time does not heal my broken heart; it only diminishes the chances of bringing Rani home. Every diplomatic meeting, and certainly a meeting with the leader of the world’s greatest power, must end with only one result — practical and direct progress of completing the deal and bringing Rani home,” added Gvili’s mother, Talik.
Itzik Gvili, Ran’s father, said that “the responsibility lies with the leadership — we welcome every international effort and the personal involvement of President Trump, Netanyahu, and senior White House officials.”
“But victory will only be achieved with the return of all the hostages home. The people of Israel will not agree to leave Rani behind,” he added.
Under a ceasefire deal signed in October, Hamas released the 20 remaining living hostages in its possession, and was obligated to also return the remains of the 28 deceased captives it held at the time within 72 hours...
...During a press conference with Netanyahu on Monday, Trump declined to answer directly whether he would allow for the commencement of the second phase before the return of Gvili...
...After arriving in Florida on Sunday for his meeting with Trump, Netanyahu met with Talik and Itzik Gvili, the premier’s office said in a statement on Monday.
During the meeting, the premier and his wife, Sara Netanyahu, “offered strength and support to Ran’s parents,” and Netanyahu assured them “that every effort is being made to return their son, a brave hero, for burial in Israel,” the statement continued.
The statement added that Talik joined the prime minister on his flight to the US.
At the time of the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led massacre, Gvili, 24, a master sergeant in the police’s Yamam special operations unit, was at home in southern Israel’s Meitar awaiting surgery on his shoulder. When the onslaught began, he donned his police uniform and went out to fight.
He was killed fending off Hamas-led terrorists, and his body was snatched to Gaza, where it is reportedly held by Islamic Jihad.'
@OlderGlaswegianLivingInDevon it does appear to be part of the discussion.