Overview
- Hamas handed over the remains of four hostages to Israel, including two children, but the body claimed to be Shiri Bibas was identified as a different woman.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu labeled the act as 'cruel and malicious,' pledging decisive action against Hamas for breaching the agreement.
- The Israeli military confirmed the identities of the children, Ariel and Kfir Bibas, as well as activist Oded Lifschitz, while demanding the return of Shiri Bibas' actual remains.
- The United Nations criticized Hamas for publicly displaying the bodies in a manner deemed degrading and in violation of international law.
- In a separate development, Netanyahu announced intensified military operations in the West Bank following multiple bus explosions in Tel Aviv, suspected to be attempted terror attacks.