Israel-Gaza-Lebanon updates: Netanyahu calls UN troops Hezbollah 'human shields'

U.N. peacekeepers claim IDF tanks breached their base in southern Lebanon.

Last Updated: October 13, 2024, 5:51 PM EDT

The Israel Defense Forces continued intense air and ground campaigns against Hezbollah in Lebanon and against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

The uptick in offensive operations came days after Israel marked the anniversary of Hamas' Oct. 7 assault and as Israeli leaders planned their response to last week's Iranian ballistic missile attack.

Oct 08, 2024, 5:45 PM EDT

Northern Gaza 'unlivable': Doctors Without Borders

Doctors Without Borders said northern Gaza has become "unlivable" due to bombings and evacuations.

"These forced mass evacuations of homes and bombing of neighborhoods by the Israeli forces are turning the north of Gaza into an unlivable wasteland, effectively emptying out the whole north of the Strip of Palestinian life," the organization said in a statement on Tuesday. "To make matters worse, no humanitarian supplies have been allowed to enter the area since 1 October."

A Palestinian family arrives in Gaza City after evacuating their homes in the Jabalia area after the Israeli army ordered people to evacuate the area north of Gaza, Oct. 6, 2024.
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The Israel Defense Forces issued an evacuation order for northern Gaza earlier this week, saying the area is "still considered a dangerous combat zone."

Dr. Hossam Abu Safiya, the director of the Kamal Adwan Medical Complex, which is within the evacuation zone, said they have 24 hours to completely evacuate patients and staff.

"This is a dangerous measure that threatens the collapse of the healthcare system in the northern Gaza Strip," he said in a statement on Tuesday.

Oct 08, 2024, 5:16 PM EDT

36 people killed in Lebanon Monday: Lebanese Ministry of Health

The Lebanese Ministry of Health provided an update on the death toll from the attacks by Israeli forces.

Thirty-six people were killed and 150 were wounded Monday, according to the agency.

Earlier in the day, the Israel Defense Forces claimed that it killed at least 50 Hezbollah members, including six senior commanders, in "significant airstrikes" on Monday.

Since the start of the conflict with Israel, 2,119 people have been killed and 1,019 have been wounded, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health.

-ABC News' William Gretsky

Oct 08, 2024, 4:05 PM EDT

Israeli defense minister postpones Washington trip

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has postponed Wednesday's planned Pentagon meeting, the Pentagon confirmed.

Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh said at a briefing on Tuesday that the Israeli Ministry of Defense had "just informed" them that Gallant will be postponing his trip to Washington, D.C.

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant addresses a press conference with his German counterpart after signing a Declaration of Intent on the ARROW 3 missile defense project at the Defense Ministry in Berlin on Sept. 28, 2023.
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When asked why Gallant was postponing the trip, she said, "You'd have to speak to the Israelis on that one. I was just told that he postponed his trip."

Gallant was to discuss "ongoing Middle East security developments" during the meeting, the Pentagon had said.

-ABC News' Luis Martinez

Oct 08, 2024, 2:56 PM EDT

6 Hezbollah senior commanders among dozens killed in strikes, IDF says

The Israel Defense Forces claims to have killed at least 50 Hezbollah members, including six senior commanders, in "significant airstrikes" on Monday.

The IDF said it conducted a series of strikes on underground Hezbollah command centers in southern Lebanon.

Hezbollah has not commented on the IDF's strikes.

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