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Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: Hezbollah confirms top commander killed

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ByJulia Reinstein, David Brennan, and Nadine El-Bawab
Last Updated: September 23, 2024, 3:45 PM EDT

Israel and Hezbollah are exchanging hundreds of cross-border strikes in the wake of the shocking explosions of wireless devices across Lebanon last week.

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ByGhazi Balkiz and Morgan Winsor
Sep 23, 2024, 7:37 AM EDT

Hundreds killed and wounded by Israeli bombing, Lebanese authorities say

The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health said 182 people were killed and more than 700 were wounded in Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Monday.

Women, children and medical personnel were among the casualties, the ministry said.

An Israeli fighter jet is seen from Hadera over the Mediterranean Sea as it flies towards northern Israel, on Monday, Sept. 23, 2024.
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Israeli warplanes struck 300 Hezbollah targets in the south of the country on Monday morning, the Israel Defense Forces said, following a weekend of intense exchanges across the Israel-Lebanon border.

-ABC News’ Ghazi Balkiz and Morgan Winsor

Sep 23, 2024, 5:29 AM EDT

Israel strikes 300 targets in southern Lebanon

Dozens of Israeli warplanes struck at least 300 targets in southern Lebanon on Monday morning, according to the Israel Defense Forces, the attacks coinciding with an IDF warning of an expanded airstrike campaign against Hezbollah.

Smoke billows over southern Lebanon following Israeli strikes amid ongoing cross-border hostilities with Hezbollah as seen from Tyre, southern Lebanon on September 23, 2024.
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A steady bombardment rocked several Lebanese villages close to the Israeli border.

Lebanon’s Health Ministry said at least one person was killed and 20 injured in the ongoing strikes.

-ABC News’ Joe Simonetti

Sep 23, 2024, 1:44 AM EDT

IDF previews new strikes on targets 'throughout Lebanon'

Israel Defense Forces spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari warned Lebanese border residents that more Israeli strikes are planned against Hezbollah "terrorist infrastructure" -- specifically on homes hiding missiles.

In a statement and accompanying video released on Monday morning, Hagari accused Hezbollah of using residential properties to house and fire cruise missiles.

Smoke billows over southern Lebanon following Israeli strikes, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Tyre, southern Lebanon on Sept. 23, 2024.
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"The terrorists create a designated opening for the missile launch," Hagari said, showing footage of a purported strike on a building being prepared for an attack by a Hezbollah operative.

"Shortly, the IDF will engage in extensive, precise strikes against terror targets which have been embedded widely throughout Lebanon," Hagari added.

"We advise civilians from Lebanese villages located in and next to buildings and areas used by Hezbollah for military purposes, such as those used to store weapons, to immediately move out of harm's way for their own safety."

-ABC News' Dana Savir and Joe Simonetti

Sep 23, 2024, 12:06 AM EDT

IDF striking Hezbollah targets in Lebanon

Israeli forces are "currently conducting extensive strikes" on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, the IDF said in a release early Monday morning local time.

No further details were immediately available.

-ABC News' Bruno Nota