The fragile Israel-Hamas truce has reached an inflection point as the cease-fire deal hinges on the release of all hostages before it can move on to the next phase, but the terror group claims it can’t find the body of the final captive.

Police Master Sgt. Ran Gvili, 24, is the sole hostage remaining in Gaza whose whereabouts are currently unknown as Hamas continues to excavate for his remains.

Grieving mother Talik Gvili said that her family and Israel cannot move on until her son, nicknamed Rani, is returned, calling on the government to do whatever it can to bring him home.

“We’re at the last stretch and we have to be strong, for Rani, for us, and for Israel. Without Rani, our country can’t heal,” the heartbroken mom told Reuters on Wednesday.

Gvili was among the 251 hostages kidnapped by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023. The officer joined the line of duty to protect the nearby Kibbutz Alumim despite the fact that he was recovering from a broken collarbone at the time.

The 24-year-old was badly wounded in the fight against Palestinian terrorists before Hamas militants took him hostage. He allegedly succumbed to his injuries on the journey into Gaza, Israeli officials said.

Since then, it remains unclear where Gvili’s body is located. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terror group — which was believed to be holding him — claimed it had finished its role in releasing the hostages on Tuesday.

Gvili’s family, however, doesn’t believe the claims and has called for Israel to refuse moving on to the next phase of the cease-fire deal until their son is returned to them.

“Hamas committed to returning everyone, and the Israeli government and mediators must demand that they fulfill this commitment in full,” the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said in a statement.

“We cannot move forward without the Gvili family receiving closure – without Ran coming back to us,” the group added.

Israeli officials are also growing frustrated with the explanation given by the PIJ, insisting that the terror group does know the location of Gvili’s body and demanding Hamas actively search sites flagged by the Jewish state, according to Hebrew media.

Hamas has allegedly spent the last week digging across Gaza City to locate Gvili’s remains and put the cease-fire deal back on track, according to Israeli media.

Under phase one of the US-backed deal, Hamas was ordered to return all the remaining hostages to Israel, with the next phase set on establishing the roadmap for permanent peace in Gaza.

The complication comes as the Trump administration touted that the details of the second phase would be announced soon, which would include disarming Hamas and establishing an international board to govern Gaza, led by President Trump.

With Post wires