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 25, 2024, 7:36 PM EDT

Israel says it's now conducting 'precise strikes' in Iran

The Israel Defense Forces said it is now "conducting precise strikes on military targets" in Iran in response to an Iranian attack earlier this month.

"Like every other sovereign country in the world, the State of Israel has the right and the duty to respond," the IDF said in a statement. "Our defensive and offensive capabilities are fully mobilized."

Daniel Haragi, spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces, announces precision strikes on Iran, Oct. 25, 2024.
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Oct 25, 2024, 5:07 PM EDT

Offer made to Hamas for safe passage out of Gaza in exchange for hostages' freedom, Israeli official says

Israel has made a new offer to Hamas telling the group those who release hostages and lay down their arms will receive safe passage out of the Gaza Strip to another country, while those who harm the hostages will be hunted down, an Israeli official told ABC News on Friday.

"I would not say 'Hamas leaders.' I would say, those who release the hostages and lay down their arms will receive safe passage. Those who hurt the hostages will be hunted down," the official said.

The Wall Street Journal reported that Hamas rejected this offer, according to Arab mediators. Hamas did not respond to ABC News' request for comment.

An Israeli delegation is traveling to Qatar on Sunday to meet with Arab and U.S. mediators to discuss renewing cease-fire talks.

-ABC News' Tom Soufi Burridge

Oct 25, 2024, 10:34 AM EDT

UN peacekeepers say they continue to come under fire in Lebanon

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon said that its peacekeeping personnel and positions have continued to come under fire in southern Lebanon since Israel launched its ground invasion.

In separate statements, UNIFIL detailed recent incidents that it said occurred earlier this week in several southern Lebanese villages. On Wednesday, two medical evacuation teams came under fire of unknown origin in Yarin, while a medical facility at a UNIFIL position in Beit Leif was hit by a shell or rocket of unknown origin, and shells or rockets -- also of unknown origin -- landed near a UNIFIL position in Kafer Chouba, according to UNIFIL.

On Tuesday, Israeli soldiers fired at a permanent UNIFIL observation post near Dhayra, forcing the on-duty guards to withdraw to avoid being shot, UNIFIL said. No peacekeepers were injured in any of these incidents, according to UNIFIL.

ABC News has reached out to the Israel Defense Forces for comment.

UNIFIL noted that while it “has taken extensive measures to protect the safety and security of its peacekeepers, the security situation is extremely challenging.”

"The IDF has repeatedly demanded that UNIFIL vacate its positions along the Blue Line and has deliberately damaged camera, lighting, and communications equipment at some of these positions,” the mission said. "Despite the pressure being exerted on the mission and our troop-contributing countries, peacekeepers remain in position and on task. We will continue to undertake our mandated tasks to monitor and report."

-ABC News' Morgan Winsor

Oct 25, 2024, 9:48 AM EDT

WHO loses touch with personnel in Kamal Adwan Hospital

The World Health Organization said it has lost touch with personnel in the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza after reports of an early morning raid there.

"This development is deeply disturbing given the number of patients being served and people sheltering there," the WHO said in a statement.

People walk and injured lie down on mats at the trauma ward in the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia the northern Gaza Strip on Oct. 24, 2024, amid the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas.
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"Kamal Adwan Hospital has been overflowing with close to 200 patients -- a constant stream of horrific trauma cases. It is also full of hundreds of people seeking shelter. Accessing hospitals across Gaza is getting unbelievably harder and exposes our staff to unnecessary danger," the WHO said.

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