Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Friday that Hamas will pay a heavy price for its “cruel violation” of the ceasefire, after claiming that one of the bodies handed over by the Palestinian group was not, as initially stated, that of Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas, who was of Argentine descent.

In its first response, a Hamas official, speaking anonymously, considered it “likely” that the body delivered, which was supposed to belong to Shiri Bibas, “was mistakenly mixed up with others found under the rubble” in Gaza, and announced an investigation.

On Thursday, Hamas handed over the bodies of four hostages, stating that they included those of Shiri Bibas and her two children, who were 4 years old and 8 months old when they were kidnapped, as well as that of retired Israeli journalist Oded Lifshitz. All of them were abducted during Hamas’s unprecedented attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.

This escalation could jeopardize the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, which has been in effect since January 19, following 15 months of devastating war triggered by the October 7 attack.

The government of Donald Trump is set to revoke the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 300,000 Venezuelans living in the United States, as reported by The New York Times (NYT) this Sunday.

According to the NYT, which cites an order from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that has yet to be made public, Venezuelans who were granted TPS in 2023 will lose their protected status within 60 days after the government publishes the document.

The order, attributed to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, follows a review of the “conditions in the country” and concludes that TPS is “contrary” to the “national interest” of the United States.

The current TPS, which allows over 600,000 Venezuelans to work and live legally in the United States, will expire on September 10, 2025.

At least 15 bodies were found in clandestine graves in the Mexican state of Chiapas (southeast), which has been hit by a rise in violence linked to organized crime, according to local authorities.

Governor Eduardo Ramírez shared details on his X account about an operation to restore security in La Frailesca, an area near the border with Guatemala, known for its significant agricultural and livestock activities but which has suffered a series of blockades by criminal cells for the past three years.

“Communication routes have been cleared,” and “fifteen bodies have been located so far in clandestine graves in two properties,” the state governor stated.

He added that four people were arrested during the operation, and weapons and vehicles were seized, though it was not specified whether those captured were connected to the clandestine burials.

According to reports, criminal cells in La Frailesca are fighting for control of drug trafficking routes and other crimes such as kidnapping and extortion.

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Alongside nearly two decades of violence linked to drug trafficking, Mexico has seen an increase in the discovery of irregular graves, some containing over a hundred bodies at various points across the country.

Recently, 12 bodies were found in a grave in the state of Jalisco (west).

Since December 2006, when a controversial military-led anti-drug operation was launched, Mexico has accumulated over 450,000 violent deaths and tens of thousands of disappearances, according to official figures.