Israel-Gaza updates: Israel says ground operation underway in southern Gaza

The IDF said it's carried out 10,000 airstrikes in the Gaza Strip.

Last Updated: December 3, 2023, 2:46 PM EST

The temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended early Friday, and Israel has resumed its bombardment of Gaza.

The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas freed over 100 of the more than 200 people its militants took hostage during the Oct. 7 surprise attack on Israel. In exchange, Israel released more than 200 Palestinians from Israeli prisons.

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Mar 1, 6:03 am

What we know about the conflict

The latest outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that governs the Gaza Strip, has passed the four-month mark.

In the Gaza Strip, at least 30,228 people have been killed and 71,377 others have been wounded by Israeli forces since Oct. 7, according to Gaza's Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health.

In Israel, at least 1,200 people have been killed and 6,900 others have been injured by Hamas and other Palestinian militants since Oct. 7, according to the Israel Defense Forces.

There has also been a surge in violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Israeli forces have killed at least 395 people in the territory since Oct. 7, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.

The ongoing war began after Hamas-led militants launched an unprecedented incursion into southern Israel from neighboring Gaza via land, sea and air. Scores of people were killed while more than 200 others were taken hostage, according to Israeli authorities. The Israeli military subsequently launched retaliatory airstrikes followed by a ground invasion of Gaza, a 140-square-mile territory where more than 2 million Palestinians have lived under a blockade imposed by Israel and supported by Egypt since Hamas came to power in 2007. Gaza, unlike Israel, has no air raid sirens or bomb shelters.

Dec 01, 2023, 5:11 AM EST

Blinken swiftly departs Israel as war with Hamas resumes

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken departed Tel Aviv on Friday morning at 7:45 a.m. local time as the cease-fire between Israel an Hamas ended and the two sides exchanged rocket fire.

When Blinken left, Hamas and Israel were still indirectly communicating on hostages. But Hamas had not handed over a list of potential releases when hostilities resumed. The Palestinian militant group, which rules the neighboring Gaza Strip, alleged it doesn't have any women or children left among its hostages to release. But Israel doesn't believe Hamas and also wants to see men and soldiers freed as well.

So far, Hamas has not provided a list of potential releases for Friday.

After landing in Dubai, Blinken did not answer shouted questions from reporters on the tarmac about the end of the temporary truce. But a senior official with the U.S. Department of State expressed hope a pause in hostilities could be reinstated as soon as the end of the day.

When asked about a report by The New York Times alleging Israel knew about Hamas' attack plan a year in advance, the official told reporters that it was clear there was a massive intelligence failure and there needs to be a reckoning. The official added that Israel will do an inquiry but its leadership is trying to delay it.

-ABC News' Shannon Crawford and Morgan Winsor

Dec 01, 2023, 12:23 AM EST

Combat 'resumed' after IDF says Hamas violated cease-fire

The Israel Defense Forces says Hamas has "violated the operational pause in fighting by firing toward Israeli territory," and therefore, the IDF has "resumed combat against" the militant group.

Earlier Friday morning local time, the IDF said the Aerial Defense Array had "successfully intercepted a launch from the Gaza Strip."

A short time after announcing the cease-fire had ended, the IDF said fighter jets were "striking Hamas terror targets in the Gaza Strip."

-ABC News' Dana Savir

Nov 30, 2023, 8:40 PM EST

Newly-released Israeli hostages to reunite with families at hospitals

The six Israeli hostages released Thursday night as part of the deal between Israel and Hamas are on their way to hospitals, according to the Israel Defense Forces. They will be reunited with family members at that time, the IDF said in a release early Friday morning local time.

"The 6 released hostages are currently on their way from the Hatzerim Base to hospitals, where they will reunite with their families," the IDF said in the release.

The cease-fire between Israel and Hamas was extended Thursday for one day in part due to mediators, who brokered another day. No update was provided about what will happen on Friday.

Nov 30, 2023, 6:40 PM EST

14-year-old survivor of Oct. 7 attack speaks out

A 14-year-old survivor of the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attack described how she hid in a safe room in her kibbutz for hours in an interview with ABC News' Kayna Whitworth on Thursday.

"The fear of what might happen -- that was the most terrifying part," Eli Shani Kozin said on ABC News Live.

While she hid, hearing gunfire and knocks at their door, Eli said she would see messages on WhatsApp from other children sharing what happened to them, such as seeing their houses set on fire.

"I kind of accepted death. I felt like, there's no way I'm going to get out of here safely," said Eli, whose father was killed and cousin kidnapped on Oct. 7.

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