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Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: IDF fires on 'suspects' in south Lebanon

The IDF remains in its positions in south Lebanon, a spokesperson said.

ByDavid Brennan, Julia Reinstein, and Nadine El-Bawab
Last Updated: November 28, 2024, 2:47 PM EST

A ceasefire went into effect at 4 a.m. local time Wednesday morning after Israel's Cabinet approved the U.S.-backed proposal to end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah after prolonged negotiations.

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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Nov 25, 2024, 3:29 AM EST

IDF issues new Beirut airstrike warnings

Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Avichay Adraee said on Monday morning that Israeli warplanes would soon begin new airstrikes in Beirut, following 24 hours of intense bombing of the city's southern suburbs.

Adraee ordered residents of the Haret Hreik area of the southern Dahiya suburbs -- known as a Hezbollah stronghold -- to flee their homes and stay at least 500 meters from target buildings identified on an IDF map.

-ABC News' Jordana Miller

Nov 24, 2024, 5:43 PM EST

More strikes on southern Beirut suburbs

There were more strikes Sunday night in the southern suburbs of Beirut, which have been pounded by dozens of Israeli strikes in the last few days.

The Israel Defense Forces said Sunday night's strikes in Dahieh were on "12 Hezbollah command centers."

-ABC News' Victoria Beaulé

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)
Hassan Ammar/AP

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

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