Israel identifies deceased hostage returned by Hamas as Dror Or. Two more hostage bodies remain in Gaza
Israeli forensic examiners have identified the remains of a deceased Israeli hostage returned from Gaza as those of Dror Or, the prime minister’s office said on Wednesday.
Earlier in the day, Hamas transferred the remains to Israel through the Red Cross. The handover leaves two deceased hostages – an Israeli and a Thai national – still in Gaza from Hamas’ October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel.
Blow to lobby amidst Tucker Carlson’s extraordinary apology; GHF ends operations
In a more setback to those supporting the action of the Netanyahu regime in Gaza, Tucker Carlson has issued a stunning apology for previously supporting conflicts in the Middle East. His apology has come at a time when more and more supporters of the Netanyahu regime are publicly admitting their inability to defend the goings on in Gaza. Former speech writer of the Obamas, Sarah Hurwitz, is one of them. Rifat Jawaid argues that this is the most defining moment in American history. Meanwhile, the UN has said that it would take as much as $70 billion to rebuild Gaza.
"What happens in Palestine, does not stay in Palestine" briefing by UN Human Rights Experts
On 30 October 2025, the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People held a virtual briefing, streamed on UN Web TV, titled “Safeguarding Human Rights, Ensuring Accountability and Ending the Unlawful Occupation of Palestine”. The Committee Chair, Ambassador Coly Seck, opened the meeting by situating the discussion in the context of two years of intense suffering in Gaza and recent developments since the 13 October 2025 Gaza Peace Summit, including a fragile ceasefire, the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, and a phased withdrawal of Israeli forces. He underlined the Committee’s mandate and the centrality of a two-State solution on pre-1967 lines, noting the Committee’s 50th anniversary on 10 November 2025.
