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Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant

The International Criminal Court issued the arrest warrants on Thursday.

ByDavid Brennan, Julia Reinstein, Meredith Deliso, and Nadine El-Bawab
Last Updated: November 22, 2024, 11:16 AM EST

The Israel Defense Forces continued its intense airstrike and ground campaigns in Gaza -- particularly in the north of the strip -- and in Lebanon, with Israeli attacks on targets nationwide including in the capital Beirut. The strikes form the backdrop for a fresh diplomatic push by the White House ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's return to the Oval Office in January.

Tensions also remain high between Israel and Iran after the former launched what it called "precise strikes on military targets" in several locations in Iran following Tehran's Oct. 1 missile barrage.

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Nov 21, 2024, 1:46 PM EST

Israeli carries out 4 rounds of airstrikes on Beirut

Israeli forces carried out four rounds of airstrikes on Beirut and continued striking areas in southern Lebanon on Thursday, according to IDF statements and IDF evacuation orders posted on X.

At least 47 people were killed and 22 others were wounded in various Israeli attacks on the region Thursday, Lebanese governate Baalbeck-Hermel said in a post on X.

Several UNESCO World Heritage sites are located in Baalbeck, including ancient Roman temples.

PHOTO: Lebanese army soldiers stand guard in front of the six columns of the Temple of Jupiter at the Roman citadel of Baalbeck, during a visit by the U.N. special coordinator for Lebanon and the director of UNESCO's Beirut office on Nov. 21, 2024.
Lebanese army soldiers stand guard in front of the six columns of the Temple of Jupiter at the Roman citadel of Baalbeck, in the Lebanese Bekaa valley, during a visit by the United Nations special coordinator for Lebanon and the director of UNESCO's Beirut office on Nov. 21, 2024.
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At least 25 people were killed and 121 people were wounded from Israeli attacks across Lebanon on Wednesday, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health said in a post on X.

Israeli forces issued three separate evacuation orders for areas of southern Beirut on Thursday, according to posts on X. The IDF also issued evacuation orders for several Lebanese villages and Tyre in southern Lebanon, according to posts on X.

-ABC News' Jordana Miller

Nov 21, 2024, 1:45 PM EST

US envoy had 'constructive' meeting with Israeli minister for strategic affairs

U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein met with Israeli officials on Thursday about a potential cease-fire agreement between Israel and Lebanon. He arrived in Israel after meeting with Lebanese officials earlier this week in Beirut.

Hochstein had a constructive meeting with Israeli Minister for Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer Wednesday night, an Israeli official told ABC News.

Hochstein is expected to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz Thursday.

-ABC News' Jordana Miller

Nov 21, 2024, 9:04 AM EST

Netanyahu's office 'rejects with disgust' ICC arrest warrant

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Israel "rejects with disgust the absurd and false actions and charges against it," after the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for the arrest of the prime minister and his former defense minister.

The arrest warrant issued Thursday morning alleges that Netanyahu and the minister, Yoav Gallant, were party to alleged war crimes in Gaza.

The statement issued by Netanyahu said the court, which is based in The Hague, was "a biased and discriminatory political body."

This handout picture released by the Government Press Office shows Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center-right, with other officials during a briefing in the Netzarim Corridor on Nov. 19, 2024.
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"There is nothing more just than the war that Israel has been waging in Gaza since the October 7, 2023, coup, after the terrorist organization Hamas launched a murderous attack against us, committing the greatest massacre committed against the Jewish people since the Holocaust," his office said.

The statement pointed a finger at Karim Khan, accusing the ICC's chief prosecutor of bias and describing him as "corrupt."

- ABC News' Joe Simonetti and Kevin Shalvey

Nov 21, 2024, 7:03 AM EST

ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant

The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant.

The Hague issued the warrants for alleged war crimes in Gaza, according to a statement. The ICC said that there were "reasonable grounds" to believe that Netanyahu and Gallant committed war crimes, and added that Israel's acceptance of the court's jurisdiction is not required

-ABC News' Joe Simonetti and Kevin Shalvey

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