UN experts accused Israel of using torture as “a widespread tool of state policy” against Palestinians since the Oct 7 Hamas attack. The UN Committee Against Torture said evidence shows “unprecedented” abuse. Here's what Israel said.

'Severe beatings, starvation, rape threats': UN panel accuses Israel of 'systematic torture' of Palestinians

If the remains of the officer are confirmed, he would be the 24th deceased hostage whose body was returned by Hamas since the start of the current ceasefire on October 10. The body of Goldin has been in captivity in Gaza since he died in 2014. 

Hamas hands over remains it claims are of Israeli officer missing since 2014 Gaza conflict, says IDF

Approving the proposal on Sunday (Oct 19), the authorities made critics argue that the move was an attempt to evade responsibility for failing to prevent the October 7, 2023, massacre that sparked the war.

Netanyahu renames war in Gaza, will call it 'Swords of Iron’. Is it an attempt to evade Oct 7 responsibility?

In these two years of war, at least 67,000 Palestinians have been killed, and more than thousands are still under the rubble in the Gaza Strip. Moreover, at least 20,000 children are among the Palestinians killed in the Israeli attacks so far.

Israel-Hamas war: How did 2 years of conflict affect Gaza - In numbers

The Palestinian group also said in a statement shared on Telegram that it agrees to hand over the administration of Gaza to an independent body of Palestinian technocrats, “based on Palestinian national consensus and Arab and Islamic support”.

‘Ready to release all hostages’: Hamas submits response to Trump’s Gaza plan, seeks negotiation on terms

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'Severe beatings, starvation, rape threats': UN panel accuses Israel of 'systematic torture' of Palestinians

Hamas hands over remains it claims are of Israeli officer 'Hadar Goldin': IDF

Netanyahu renames war in Gaza, will call it 'Swords of Iron’

Israel-Hamas war: How did 2 years of conflict affect Gaza - In numbers

Hamas submits response to Trump’s Gaza plan, says ready to release all hostages