26 Jan 2026

Israel launches 'large-scale operation' to retrieve body of last hostage

From Checkpoint, 4:15 pm on 26 January 2026

Middle East correspondent Perry Wilton spoke to Lisa Owen about Israel beginning what it calls a "large-scale operation" to retrieve the body of the last remaining hostage in Gaza.

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