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Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: Israel says it's now striking Iran

The IDF said it has the "right and the duty to respond."

Last Updated: October 25, 2024, 7:39 PM EDT

Israeli forces continued their intense operations inside Gaza after Hamas leader and Oct. 7, 2023, attack mastermind Yahya Sinwar was killed last week in a firefight with Israeli forces.

The development came as Israel continues intense air and ground campaigns against Hezbollah in Lebanon and against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, and mulls its response to Iran's latest ballistic missile attack.

Oct 22, 2024, 7:28 AM EDT

Evacuation leaflets accompany Israeli attacks in north Gaza

At least 12 people were killed or injured in Israel Defense Forces attacks in northern Gaza over the past 24 hours, officials from the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry said Tuesday.

Smoke billows from Israeli strikes on Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on Oct. 22, 2024.
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At least 87 people were killed over the weekend in an IDF attack in the Beit Lahia neighborhood, officials said, just north of the Jabalia refugee camp which has been the focus of recent Israeli operations in the area. The IDF disputed the death toll.

Meanwhile, the IDF dropped leaflets over Beit Lahia on Tuesday urging residents to evacuate southwards.

Footage from the area showed long lines of people -- mostly women and children -- fleeing with their belongings under the watch of Israeli forces.

-ABC News' Nasser Atta and Guy Davies

Oct 22, 2024, 7:18 AM EDT

Beirut hospital won't evacuate despite Israeli strike, director says

The general manager of Beirut's Rafik Hariri University Hospital said on Tuesday that staff would continue treating patients there despite a nearby Israeli airstrike.

"We are committed to continuing our work and will not evacuate the hospital," Dr. Jihad Saadeh said. "Although the hospital has suffered damage from shrapnel, we are prepared to treat patients in the hospital corridors if necessary."

Jihad Saadeh, the general manager of the Rafik Hariri University Hospital, is pictured during a press conference in Beirut, Lebanon, on Oct. 22, 2024.
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The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health said 13 people including a child were killed and at least 57 others injured in the Israeli airstrike late Monday, with significant damage done to the nearby hospital -- the largest public medical facility in Lebanon.

There was no warning issued before the strike on the hospital, sources told ABC News. The Israel Defense Forces denied the hospital was hit and said its strike was on a nearby Hezbollah target.

Saadeh told Tuesday's press conference that some 50 healthcare centers, 150 ambulances, 150 paramedics and 15 hospitals have been targeted in Israeli attacks.

-ABC News' Josiane Hajj Moussa and Guy Davies

Oct 22, 2024, 4:03 AM EDT

IDF strike near hospital in Lebanon kills 13 and injures at least 57, officials say

An Israel Defense Forces strike near Rafik Hariri Hospital in southern Beirut on Monday killed 13 people including a child and injured at least 57 others, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health.

Seventeen of those injured required hospitalization, with seven in a critical condition, the ministry said in a Tuesday statement.

The hospital, which is the largest public medical facility in Lebanon, sustained significant damage, officials said.

There was no warning issued before the strike on the hospital, sources told ABC News.

The IDF denied attacking the hospital in a statement, claiming it was targeting a Hezbollah target close to the facility. "The strike did not hit the hospital and the IDF emphasizes that the hospital was not targeted, and the hospital itself and its operation were not affected," the IDF said.

-ABC News' Josiane Hajj Moussa, Jordana Miller and Guy Davies

Oct 22, 2024, 4:04 AM EDT

Israel designates Al-Qard al-Hassan as a terrorist organization

Israel Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced Tuesday that he designated the Al-Qard al-Hassan finance institution -- which Israel alleges is a key financial vehicle for Hezbollah -- a terrorist organization.

"Hezbollah's bank is used to purchase weapons, pay the salaries of terrorists and keep Hezbollah's terror machine going," Gallant wrote in a post on X.

This picture shows the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike targeting a branch of the Al-Qard al-Hassan finance group in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre on Oct. 21, 2024.
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"Degrading Hezbollah's capabilities requires both a military and economic campaign," he added. "We are destroying the terrorist organization's ability to both launch and buy missiles."

Israel has been targeting Al-Qard al-Hassan infrastructure throughout Lebanon in recent days. The strikes have been especially fierce in Beirut, and particularly in its southern Dahiya suburb which is known as a Hezbollah stronghold.

-ABC News' Jordana Miller

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