Israel is intensifying diplomatic and intelligence efforts to recover the body of Ran Gvili, the last slain hostage still held in Gaza, according to a senior Israeli government official.

Israel is �working every day, all day and night� to bring Gvili�s remains back to Israel, the official said, describing a multi-track effort that includes ceasefire negotiators, regional mediators and close coordination with the United States.

�The efforts are being done through the negotiating team, and contacts with the mediators, also through connections with the Americans, as well as intelligence actions,� the official said.

The official indicated that Israeli intelligence assessments suggest members of Palestinian Islamic Jihad know the location of Gvili�s body. Islamic Jihad is a separate faction from Hamas but operates alongside it in Gaza and has held hostages independently during the war.

�There are those in Islamic Jihad who know where Ran Gvili is,� the official said. �We are not going to give up on this.�

Israeli officials have repeatedly raised the issue with mediators involved in ceasefire and hostage negotiations, arguing that information already shared must now be translated into concrete action.

�Information we have given to the mediators multiple times, including recently, must be translated into effective actions to bring him back,� the official said, adding that the message has been clearly conveyed.

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