Just what happened to Shiri Bibas and her two children after they were kidnapped on October 7, 2023, has become a source of torment for their family and millions of Israelis.

Israel has accused Hamas of violating the ceasefire deal after forensic testing revealed the body returned from Gaza on Thursday was not that of Shiri Bibas. The three other bodies handed over have been identified as her sons, Ariel and Kfir, who would have been aged five and two, and Oded Lifshitz, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.

The European Commission will propose boosting surveillance of undersea cables and establishing a fleet of vessels available to repair cables in emergencies, it said in an action plan published Friday.