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Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: 'No cease-fire' in Lebanon, defense minister says

Israel Katz said attacks will continue despite a diplomatic push.

Last Updated: November 12, 2024, 5:06 PM EST

The Israel Defense Forces continued its intense airstrike and ground campaigns in Gaza -- particularly in the north of the strip -- and in Lebanon, with Israeli attacks on targets nationwide including in the capital Beirut. The strikes form the backdrop for a fresh diplomatic push by the White House ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's return to the Oval Office in January.

Tensions also remain high between Israel and Iran after the former launched what it called "precise strikes on military targets" in several locations in Iran following Tehran's Oct. 1 missile barrage.

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Nov 11, 2024, 11:32 AM EST

Israeli finance minister wants Israel to extend sovereignty to West Bank in 2025

Israel's far-right finance minister said he wants Israel to extend sovereignty to the West Bank in 2025 and believes U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will "support the State of Israel in this move."

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attends an inauguration event for Israel's new light rail line for the Tel Aviv metropolitan area, in Petah Tikva, Israel, Aug. 17, 2023.
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"In the first term, President Trump led dramatic moves, including the transfer of the American embassy to Jerusalem and the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital city of Israel, recognition of the Golan Heights, and the decision on the legality and legitimacy of the settlements in Judea and Samaria, along with the Abraham agreements of peace for peace," Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said in remarks on Monday.

Smotrich, who has called for Israeli sovereignty in the Israeli-occupied West Bank for years, also said he has directed staff to begin "work to prepare the necessary infrastructure for the application of sovereignty" to the West Bank.

-ABC News' Dana Savir

Nov 11, 2024, 9:32 AM EST

Hezbollah fires 75 projectiles into Israel, IDF says

The Israel Defense Forces said Hezbollah fired at least 75 projectiles into Israel on Monday.

A picture taken from southern Lebanon's Tyre district shows rockets being fired toward Israel on Nov. 9, 2024.
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Israel's Magen David Adom emergency service said it treated three people with shrapnel injuries in the area of Karmiel in northern Israel. Two other people were treated for shrapnel injuries in the Krayot area, the MDA said.

Hezbollah claimed several rocket and drone attacks on Monday.

Among the strikes was a "large rocket salvo" targeting a paratrooper training base in Karmiel settlement, Hezbollah said in a statement.

-ABC News' Dana Savir and Ghazi Balkiz

Nov 11, 2024, 5:53 AM EST

IDF orders residents of 21 south Lebanon villages to evacuate

Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Avichay Adraee issued a warning to residents of 21 south Lebanon villages to evacuate their homes until further notice, warning of imminent Israeli strikes there.

Adraee said in a post on X that the villages were the site of Hezbollah military activity and warned that the IDF would "act forcefully" against targets there.

People search for victims at a destroyed building hit by an Israeli airstrike in Ghaziyeh, south Lebanon, on Nov. 3, 2024.
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"For your safety, you must evacuate your homes immediately and move to the north of the Awali River," Adraee wrote. "For your safety, you must evacuate without delay."

"You are prohibited from heading south," he added. "Any movement south could be dangerous to your life."

Around a quarter of Lebanese territory and a quarter of all residents -- some 1.2 million people -- are under IDF evacuation orders, per United Nations analysis.

Israel has killed more than 3,000 people in southern Lebanon since Oct. 8, 2023, Lebanese authorities have said.

Nov 11, 2024, 3:13 AM EST

IDF says deadly north Lebanon strike targeted Hezbollah weapons

The Israel Defense Forces said the strike in northern Lebanon that killed dozens of people on Sunday targeted "a Hezbollah terrorist site" which was storing weapons.

Two boys observe the site where an Israeli airstrike hit a house in Aalmat village, northern Lebanon, on Nov. 10, 2024.
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Lebanese health officials said the airstrike on the village of Aalmat -- in a mainly Christian area in the north of the country -- killed 23 and injured at least six others. Seven children were among the dead, officials said. Search and rescue work was ongoing as of Sunday.

The IDF said that Hezbollah fighters "responsible for firing rockets and missiles toward Israeli territory" were "operating from the site," adding that the details of the incident "are under review."

Lebanese authorities say that Israeli strikes have killed more than 3,000 people since Oct. 8, 2023. Some 1.2 million people -- around a quarter of Lebanon's population -- have also been displaced by Israel's military campaign.

-ABC News' Dana Savir

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