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Israel accuses Hamas amid disputed remains handover

Israel vowed "intense strikes" on Hamas, alleging repeated breaches of a Trump-brokered Gaza ceasefire and accusing the group of a "deliberate deception plot." IDF drone footage appears to show a body buried and later exhumed; Israel calls it a staged handover. A coffin delivered by Hamas on Monday contained remains identified as Ofir Tzarfati, recovered by Israel in late 2023, not one of 13 deceased hostages still in Gaza, according to Benjamin Netanyahu's office. Hamas, which did not address the footage, said it was postponing another body transfer due to Israeli strikes and impeded recovery work.

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