Hamas militias in Deir El Balah deployed bulldozers and heavy machinery, sent to recover Gazan bodies from rubble, locate remains of the last Israeli hostage, and clear debris, to demolish small market stalls and pressure shop owners, according to an X post by @HowidyHamza between 5:46 PM and 6:17 PM UTC on January 25, 2026. This development occurs as the IDF conducts an operation named 'Brave Heart' to recover the remains of Master Sgt. Ran Gvili, the last remaining hostage, from a Muslim cemetery in eastern Gaza City near Shejaiya, Daraj, and Tuffah neighborhoods, according to an X post by @BittonRosen in the same 30-minute window. The IDF confirmed the search earlier on January 25 based on intelligence including information from Hamas via mediators. Footage obtained by Channel 14 from an unnamed Gazan shows members of Hamas's Saham unit armed and moving freely in Gaza, controlling aid and commercial shipments, as posted by @c14israel during the reporting period. Israel's Aviation Authority described this weekend as a sensitive period, according to Israeli media cited in an X post by @SaudiNews50.
