Tali Gvili, mother of fallen soldier whose body was returned Ran Gvili, was also chosen to light a torch together with Hostages and Missing Persons Coordinator Maj. Gen. (res.) Gal Hirsch. Minister Miri Regev stated that 'Ran went out to fight despite being wounded on the morning of October 7 and managed to save the lives of dozens of Nova festival attendees before he was killed and abducted.' About Hirsch she said: 'He enlisted in the sacred mission of returning the hostages and for more than two years worked thoroughly and with determination and did not stop until the mission was completed.'

