Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a body Hamas released is that of a woman from Gaza, not Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed revenge for what he described as a “cruel and malicious 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,

A tenuous ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has been strained by outrage over Hamas’s alleged transfer of an unknown body to Israel in the place of Shiri Bibas, the Israeli mother kidnapped and

Israel and Hamas are behind on the progression of their ceasefire deal as the release of hostages and return of remains continues.

Hostage families demanded clarification from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over stalled Phase 2 ceasefire talks, saying their loved ones are at risk.

Hamas militants have released the bodies of four more hostages from the Gaza Strip more than 16 months after they were taken captive.

The coffins, including those Hamas said held Shiri Bibas and her two sons, were displayed on a stage decorated with taunts and slogans.