A Hamas spokesman stated that Israel is currently searching for the body of hostage Ran Gueli in a specific Gaza location based on information provided by Hamas's military wing to conclude recovery efforts, according to a Telegram news channel report between 2:16 PM and 5:16 PM UTC on January 25, 2026. The statement from the Hamas spokesman, shared via the 'חדשות לפני כולם בטלגרם' Telegram channel, indicates the search is ongoing this afternoon to end the matter, with no further details on the exact site or timing of the information handover. In a separate development over the same three-hour period, Gaza activist Hamza Al-Masri posted a video claiming heavy machinery appeared today in Gaza not to remove rubble or recover bodies of over 15,000 people still buried under destroyed homes, but to demolish stalls of poor displaced families seeking livelihoods, according to his social media post. Al-Masri accused Hamas of a policy of repression against the poor and vulnerable in Gaza, stating the force should protect people after the war's destruction rather than target displaced individuals, and questioned who will save Gaza from both Israeli occupation and Hamas's internal practices. The post, bilingual in Arabic and English, highlighted the gap between Hamas slogans and ground reality, with displaced families described as being chased, punished, and humiliated for trying to survive.
