Israel-Gaza-Lebanon updates: Rabbi missing in UAE found dead, Israel says

Netanyahu's office confirmed that Zvi Kogan's body had been found.

Last Updated: November 25, 2024, 3:33 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.

Nov 24, 2024, 4:46 PM EST

29 dead in central Beirut after Saturday's airstrike

The death toll from an Israeli strike Saturday in central Beirut has risen to 29, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health.

PHOTO: Smoke rise from Israeli airstrikes in Dahiyeh, Beirut, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024
Smoke rise from Israeli airstrikes in Dahiyeh, Beirut, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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The update on casualties came as emergency workers continued to search collapsed buildings for survivors of the strike, an official said.

At least 67 people were also injured in the Israeli strike, according to the Ministry of Health.

-ABC News' Victoria Beaule

Nov 24, 2024, 3:05 PM EST

Israeli official confirms Netanyahu holding meeting on Lebanon cease-fire

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was holding a meeting with security officials on Sunday night regarding ongoing Lebanon cease-fire talks, an Israeli official told ABC News.

The development comes after Netanyahu met last week in Israel with U.S. Special Envoy Amos Hochstein and discussed a possible cease-fire in Lebanon. Hochstein also traveled to Beirut, Lebanon, to discuss a cease-deal between Hezbollah and Israel.

-ABC News' Jordana Miller

Nov 24, 2024, 12:12 PM EST

Hezbollah fires around 250 projectiles into Israel, IDF says

The Israel Defense Forces reported approximately 250 projectile launches into Israel from Lebanon on Sunday.

The Hezbollah launches set off air raid warnings across central Israel close to the country's largest city Tel Aviv.

A member of the Israeli police's bomb squad inspects the site of a missile strike in Petah Tikva, near Tel Aviv, Israel, on Nov. 24, 2024.
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At least two people were wounded in Petah Tivka -- some 7 miles east of Tel Aviv -- according to Israel's Magen David Adom emergency service. Victims were treated for smoke inhalation and blast injuries, with at least three others treated for anxiety.

A man was also treated for shrapnel wounds in the northern Israeli town of Kfar Bloom, the MDA said.

Sunday's rocket fire was of unusual intensity and came as diplomats continued to push for a cease-fire between the IDF and Hezbollah.

The IDF, meanwhile, continued striking targets across Lebanon including in the capital Beirut.

An IDF strike in central Beirut on Saturday killed at least 20 people and injured 66 others. The force is yet to comment on the attack.

-ABC News' Jordana Miller and Victoria Beaule

Nov 24, 2024, 10:52 AM EST

Lebanese soldiers killed, injured in Israeli strike, army says

The Lebanese Armed Forces said one of its soldiers was killed and 18 others wounded -- some seriously -- in an Israeli strike on a military position in the southern Tyre region on Sunday.

Soldiers and rescuers gather at the scene of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a Lebanese Army post in Al-Amiriya in southern Lebanon on Nov. 24, 2024.
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Israel targeted an "army center in Al-Amiriya on the Al-Qalila-Tyre road," the LAF wrote on X. "The center also sustained severe damage," it added.

The IDF told ABC News the incident is under review, saying in a statement: "The IDF expresses regret over the incident and emphasizes that its operations are directed solely against the Hezbollah terrorist organization, not the Lebanese Armed Forces."

Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said the strike was a "bloody message rejecting all efforts to reach a cease-fire," referring to the Lebanese army's traditional position as part of peace efforts.

-ABC News' Victoria Beaule

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