Israel accused Hamas of handing over the remains of an unknown woman instead of an Israeli female hostage as bomb blasts rocked Tel Aviv in 24 hours of chaos that pushed the fragile ceasefire to the brink.
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed vengeance and warned the Palestinian militant group would pay “the full price” for what he called a “cruel and malicious violation of the agreement” after they failed to return the body of Shiri Bibas.