Israel-Gaza live updates: Israel identifies returned hostage remains as Dror Or

On Sunday, Israel launched an airstrike in the capital Beirut for the first time in many months.

​On Sunday, Israel launched an airstrike in the capital Beirut for the first time in many months.   

The remains of a hostage returned to Israel on Tuesday were identified as those of Dror Or, Israeli officials said early on Wednesday.

“The Government of Israel shares in the deep sorrow of the Or family and all the families of the fallen hostages,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said in a statement on Wednesday.

Or, 48, was killed during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas on Israel, according to the Israel Defense Forces. His remains were taken from his home, in the Be’eri kibbutz, into Gaza, the military said on social media.

“His wife, Yonat Or, was also murdered during the attack on the kibbutz,” the IDF said on Wednesday. “Two of his children, Alma and Noam, were also abducted and returned two years ago, as part of the hostage release agreement in November 2023.”