Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed revenge on Friday after Hamas failed to return the body of Shiri Bibas together with her two sons, Ariel and Kfir, in violation of the cease-fire agreement’s six-week first phase. Hamas returned the remains of three dead hostages to Israel on Thursday: Oded Lifshitz, 83; Ariel, 4; Kfir, 9 months old; and a fourth body that was believed to be Shiri, 32. While three of the bodies were positively identified, Israeli forensics specialists determined the fourth body belonged to a Palestinian woman. The location of the mother’s body remains unknown. "We will work with determination to bring Shiri home together with all our hostages — both living and dead — and ensure that Hamas pays the full price for this cruel and malicious violation of the agreement," Netanyahu said. "The sacred memory of Oded Lifshitz and Ariel and Kfir Bibas will be forever enshrined in the heart of the nation. May God avenge their blood. And so w...
