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ByDavid Brennan, Julia Reinstein, and Ivan Pereira
Last Updated: December 4, 2024, 1:57 PM EST

The ceasefire in Lebanon is holding despite ongoing Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah targets, which Israeli officials say are responses to ceasefire violations by the Iranian-backed militant group.

The Israel Defense Forces continues its intense airstrike and ground campaigns in Gaza, particularly in the north of the devastated Palestinian territory.

Tensions also remain high between Israel and Iran after tit-for-tat long-range strikes in recent months and threats of further military action from both sides.

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3:32 AM EST

UN chief says Gaza aid 'outrageously' blocked

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a post to X on Tuesday that much-needed humanitarian aid for Gaza is being "outrageously blocked."

Displaced Palestinians shelter in a tent camp in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Dec. 3, 2024.
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Guterres said aid agencies are facing "gigantic humanitarian needs" in Gaza, where the Israel Defense Forces continue military operations -- particularly in the north of the devastated territory.

UN officials have repeatedly demanded that Israel do more to facilitate aid flows into Gaza.

"The nightmare is not a crisis of logistics," Guterres said. "It's a crisis of political will and of respect for fundamental principles of international humanitarian law."

-ABC News' Jordana Miller

Dec 03, 2024, 5:26 PM EST

Israeli forces conduct strike in Syria

The Israel Defense Forces said it conducted a strike in Damascus on Tuesday, to target Salman Nemer Jamaa, Hezbollah's representative to the Syrian military.

"The Syrian regime has actively supported Hezbollah, enabling weapon smuggling to Lebanon and by that endangering Syrian and Lebanese civilians. Jamaa was a key Hezbollah figure supporting these operations," the IDF said in a statement.

This Israeli strike is separate from active ongoing fighting between Syrian rebel forces and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces.

-ABC News' Jordana Miller

Dec 03, 2024, 6:16 AM EST

Diseases spreading in Gaza as winter bites

Doctors Without Borders on Tuesday reported a significant spread of respiratory diseases, pneumonia, skin diseases and diseases resulting from immunodeficiency among citizens in Gaza.

A displaced Palestinian man pushes a cart to his tent where his children wait for him in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, on Dec. 3, 2024.
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The organization's medical director, Fadi Al-Madhoun, warned of acute respiratory infection among children in the Gaza Strip due to the winter weather and their presence in tents that do not protect against the winter cold.

Last month, MSF described conditions in Gaza as "appalling" and said its teams treated more than 10,000 children under the age of 5 for upper respiratory tract infections like tonsillitis and the common cold.

-ABC News' Samy Zyara and Joe Simonetti

Dec 03, 2024, 6:06 AM EST

Airstrike targets car near Damascus airport

Syria's SANA news agency reported an Israeli airstrike targeting a car on a main road close to Damascus airport on Tuesday.

It was not immediately clear whether there were any casualties from the strike, or who the target was.

The Israel Defense Forces has not yet commented on the report.

-ABC News' Nasser Atta, Jordana Miller and Joe Simonetti

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