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The Israel Defense Forces released an evacuation warning for areas in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, early Friday morning local time.

The areas under the evacuation order include Haret Hreik and the pond enclosure, according to the IDF.

Israeli Forces said the areas are suspected of being "near Hezbollah facilities and interests" and that the IDF plans to "operate against them" in the near future.

"For your safety and the safety of your family members, you must evacuate these buildings and those adjacent to them immediately and stay away from them for a distance of no less than 500 meters," the IDF said.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant on Thursday to discuss opportunities for regional de-escalation, according to a statement from the Pentagon.

In the call, Austin reaffirmed that the United States remains fully prepared to defend U.S. personnel, Israel and partners across the region against threats from Iran and Iran-backed proxy groups, the Pentagon confirmed.

Austin reiterated the commitment to a diplomatic arrangement in Lebanon that allows both Lebanese and Israeli civilians to return safely to their homes on both sides of the border, according to the statement.

He also reviewed steps Israel is taking — and should continue to advance — to improve the dire humanitarian conditions in Gaza, as well as prospects for a hostage release and cease-fire deal, the statement said.

-ABC News' Luis Martinez

Israel "made a mistake" in attacking Iran over the weekend and will now "taste the response, an unimaginable response," Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps Commander-in-Chief Gen. Hossein Salami said on Iranian state TV on Thursday.

"You think you can change the story of domination of a great power called Islam by firing a few missiles? In Operation True Promise 2, you saw how your sky was cracked open. You saw how your missile shield worked. Once again you made a mistake, you will taste the response, an unimaginable response," Gen. Salami said.

By "Operation True Promise 2," Gen. Salami is referring to Oct. 1, when Iran sent a barrage of about 200 missiles toward Israel.

"See the behavior of the Iranian nation in the war against its enemies," he added.

-ABC News' Hami Hamedi and Ellie Kaufman

The director of nursing at Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip released a statement Thursday saying 120 patients and injured people are lacking medicine, food and water.

"We appeal to bring specialized medical delegations to restart the hospital and save people's lives," the nursing director said.

Doctors Without Borders received confirmation that one of their doctors has been detained by Israeli forces, along with "several other medical staff from Kamal Adwan hospital in north Gaza," after an Israeli military operation at the hospital on Oct. 26, the organization said in a release Thursday.

"We are extremely alarmed by the detention of our colleague," the release said.

-ABC News' Ellie Kaufman