{"id":313012,"date":"2026-01-27T18:00:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T18:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/countdown-clock-in-hostages-square-switched-off-after-final-hostage-returned-to-israel\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T18:00:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T18:00:41","slug":"countdown-clock-in-hostages-square-switched-off-after-final-hostage-returned-to-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/countdown-clock-in-hostages-square-switched-off-after-final-hostage-returned-to-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Countdown clock in Hostages Square switched off after final hostage returned to Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/OwH0sD1GHFg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Countdown clock in Hostages Square switched off after final hostage returned to Israel\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OwH0sD1GHFg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The countdown clock at the plaza known as Hostages Square in Tel Aviv is set to stop ticking after remains of the final hostage in Gaza, Ran Gvili, returned to Israel. <\/p>\n<p>A code will be entered to stop the clock and several speeches will follow, including: <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd35 Shira Gvili \u2013 Ran Gvili&#8217;s sister <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd35 Michel Illouz &#8211; father of Guy Illouz, who was murdered in Hamas captivity <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd35 Yael Adar &#8211; mother of Tamir Adar, who was killed while defending Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7 <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd35 Segev Kalfon &#8211; captivity survivor, kidnapped from the Nova festival <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd35 Malki Shem Tov &#8211; father of captivity survivor Omer Shem Tov and co-founder of the Hostages and Missing Families Forum<\/p>\n<p>#&#8217;Israel #HostagesSquare #TelAviv #CountdownClock #Live<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The countdown clock at the plaza known as Hostages Square in Tel Aviv is set to stop ticking after remains of the final hostage in Gaza, Ran Gvili, returned to Israel. 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