President Trump told Axios in an interview on Monday that Hamas had helped locate the remains of the last Israeli hostage. He called on the group to now follow through on its commitment to disarm. Why it matters: With the recovery of Ran Gvili's body,

US officials argues recovery of Ran Gvili's remains demonstrates benefits of cooperation between Israel, Qatar, Turkey and Egypt; says over 25 countries have joined Board of Peace The post Trump: Hamas ‘worked hard’ to return body of last hostage;

After being captured by Hamas terrorists during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, Omer Wenkert said he never doubted that he would survive.

Trump praised the terror group for working "very hard" to return the remains of St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili, whose remains were located and returned to Israel earlier on Monday. "They worked very hard to get the body back. They were working with Israel on it. You can imagine how hard it was," he said, describing the search.

Israelis expressed relief as the remains of Ran Gvili, the last hostage taken into Gaza, were recovered Monday.