Israel-Gaza-Lebanon updates: Iranian president responds to Israel's retaliation

Israel Defense Forces attacked military targets in Iran Saturday.

Last Updated: October 27, 2024, 10:37 PM EDT

The Israel Defense Forces conducted what it called "precise strikes on military targets" in Iran on Friday in response to the Iranian missile strikes earlier this month.

Meanwhile, Israeli airstrikes and ground fighting continued in Gaza -- particularly in the north of the strip -- and in Lebanon, with renewed Israeli attacks on Beirut.

Oct 27, 2024, 4:09 PM EDT

Truck that rammed a bus stop in suspected Tel Aviv terror attack was driven by Israeli citizen: Police

An Israeli citizen was at the wheel of a truck that rammed a bus stop Sunday morning in Tel Aviv, Israel, killing one person and injuring about 40 others in what police said is being investigated "with an emphasis on the suspicion that this is a terror attack."

The incident unfolded at about 10 a.m. near the Glilot military base, police said.

"During a situational assessment at the scene conducted by Israel Police Commissioner Daniel Levy together with Tel Aviv District Commander Dep. Comm. Chaim Sargrof, it was revealed that the driver, an Israeli citizen, was neutralized in the truck’s cabin by gunfire from a civilian present at the scene," according to the police statement.

-ABC News' Jordana Miller

Oct 27, 2024, 4:11 PM EDT

Israeli strike on Gaza City school kills 9 people, injures 20: Report

At least nine people were killed and 20 others were injured in an Israeli airstrike Sunday on the Asmaa School in the Shati refugee camp in western Gaza City, according to the Hamas-run Civil Defense in Gaza.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) did not immediately respond to an ABC News request for comment on the reported attack.

The U.N.-run Asmaa School has previously been hit by Israeli airstrikes, including one eight days ago that killed at least seven people, according to Civil Defense.

Video from Reuters showed crowds gathered near the school, where bodies appeared to be scattered and rescue crews searched the rubble for survivors.

-ABC News' Victoria Beaule

Oct 27, 2024, 2:08 PM EDT

Egypt proposes 2-day Gaza ceasefire, swap of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said Sunday that Egypt has proposed a two-day temporary ceasefire in Gaza, which would include the release of four Israeli hostages in exchange for "some" Palestinian prisoners.

El-Sisi's announcement came during a joint press conference in Cairo with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune.

Qatari, American and Israeli officials are meeting on Sunday in Doha, Qatar, to discuss a ceasefire in Gaza and restarting hostage deal talks.

Qatari officials have said they have been in touch with Hamas representatives since Israeli forces killed Yahya Sinwar -- political leader of Hamas in Gaza and one of the key architects of the Oct. 7, 2023, surprise attack on Israel -- on Oct. 17. It was unclear if Hamas officials were involved in the talks on Sunday.

-ABC News' Ayat Al-Tawy

Oct 27, 2024, 12:44 PM EDT

IDF says 6 more Israeli soldiers killed in combat in Lebanon

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed Sunday that six more Israeli soldiers have been killed in combat in southern Lebanon.

The deaths are in addition to those of 10 soldiers the IDF identified last week and confirmed they also were killed while fighting in southern Lebanon.

Among the fallen soldiers identified on Sunday by the IDF were two military reserve captains, one of whom was a rabbi, Avraham Yosef Goldberg.

The IDF did not release further details on when and precisely where the soldiers were killed.

The casualties speak to the intensity of the fighting in southern Lebanon amid reports that Hezbollah appears to have regrouped after the assassination of leader Hassan Nasrallah and the widespread pager attacks of alleged Hezbollah members in September.

-ABC News' Dana Savir

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