Ghastly. Absolutely ghastly. In a violation of the current cease-fire and hostage-for-prisoner exchanges, Israeli investigators discovered that the body of Shiri Bibas was not returned as Hamas claimed. The casket contained an unknown person, not any of the known hostages:

However, the third body at the Abu Kabir Forensic Institute was not that of their mother, Shiri Bibas, says the Israel Defense Forces. Specialists at Abu Kabir were not able to identify the body.

The authorities, using forensic evidence and intelligence, assess that the two young boys were ‘”brutally murdered” by terrorists in November 2023, says the IDF. Ariel was 4-years-old and Kfir was 10-months-old when they were murdered.

“This is a very serious violation by the Hamas terrorist organization, which is required by the agreement to return four dead hostages,” says the IDF. “We demand that Hamas return Shiri home along with all of our hostages.”

That's not all the Israelis found in the caskets, either:

I can't believe I'm about to type these words:

When Israeli officials opened the caskets containing the remains of the four murdered hostages, they found propaganda materials that had been placed there by Hamas and other terrorist groups in Gaza.

— Avi Mayer אבי מאיר (@AviMayer) February 20, 2025

Technically, these acts would be considered perfidy, a deliberate and cruel violation of an agreement between belligerents. In every other sense, these are considered as inhumane and evil as, well ... the same terrorist group that everyone else in the world wants to keep engaging and create a state for them to control.

Meanwhile, it appears that Hamas or one of its affiliates bombed several buses in central Israel, including Tel Aviv. They all turned out to be empty at the time, which may be more about incompetence than humanitarianism:

Several buses exploded in various locations across central Israel on Thursday evening in a planned mass terror bombing attempt by Hamas-affiliated terrorists in the West Bank.

At least three bombs exploded buses in the area of Bat Yam, Israel Police said. ...

Explosives weighing four to five kilograms were found, intending to explode on Friday morning in order to kill hundreds of civilians, the Tel Aviv Police District Commander Asst.-Ch. Haim Sargaroff updated late on Thursday evening.

And not too long afterward, a Hamas affiliate in the West Bank claimed credit for the attacks:

Security officials later established that those responsible for planting the explosive devices came from "terrorist infrastructure" in West Bank refugee camps.

"The revenge of the martyrs will not be forgotten as long as the occupier is present on our land. This is a jihad of victory or martyrdom," Hamas's Tulkarm battalion published in a statement, hinting at responsibility for the explosions.

Benjamin Netanyahu didn't waste any time ordering the IDF into action:

Following the attempted string of bus bombings, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed the IDF to embark on a massive operation in the West Bank against terrorist hubs, according to his office.

He also instructs the police and Shin Bet to “increase preventative activities” in Israel’s cities to prevent further attacks.

So ... is it safe to say that the cease-fire is over? Secretary of State Marco Rubio certainly says so:

On October 7, 2023, terrorists in Gaza abducted a mother, her child, her infant son, and an 83 year old man and murdered them. More than 500 days later, Hamas returned them to Israel in coffins. We extend our deepest sympathies for the victims' families who have suffered the…

— Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) February 20, 2025

We extend our deepest sympathies for the victims' families who have suffered the unimaginable.

Hamas is evil – pure evil – and must be eradicated. ALL hostages must come home NOW.

It's time to deal finally and forcefully with Hamas' billionaire boys club in Doha. No more 'safe zones,' and no more cheap talk. These people run the Iranian proxy army that killed dozens of Americans on October 7 and kidnaped several more, using them as leverage against Israel and the US. The only message Hamas and all of the other Iranian toadies will understand is utter destruction. So let's quit pussyfooting around and give them a demonstration that they will never forget.