Israel claims truce violation as Hamas sends ‘wrong’ body

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu vowed revenge on Friday for what he described as a “cruel violation” of the ceasefire agreement after a body that Hamas released as part of the deal was found to not be that of an Israeli mother of two young boys, as the militants had promised.

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The incident raised questions about the future of the fragile truce. But in the short term, the deal’s next step — the release of six living hostages on Saturday — would proceed as planned.

Hamas said it would “conduct a thorough review” of the information regarding the body. It suggested a possible mix-up of remains might have occurred due to Israeli strikes where the hostages were being held.