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

Two World Health Organization missions to northern Gaza were "impeded and denied" on Friday, according to Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

The team was "unable to carry out the medical evacuation of patients" from three hospitals in northern Gaza "due to delays of over 10 hours at checkpoints," Ghebreyesus said in a post on X.

"This week seven WHO missions to northern Gaza were denied or impeded," Ghebreyesus said.

Doctors Without Borders said "thousands" of people are trapped in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza as Israeli forces attack the area.

"Israeli forces issued evacuation orders on 7 October in Jabalia camp while carrying out attacks at the same time, preventing people from leaving the area safely. Forced evacuations of homes and bombing of neighborhoods by the Israeli forces is turning north Gaza into uninhabitable ruins," the organization said on X.

-ABC News' Ellie Kaufman

The body of an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps general was discovered in the Dahieh area of Beirut, the IRGC announced on Iranian state TV Friday.

Brig. Gen. Abbas Nilforoushan, the deputy commander for operations of the IRGC, was killed on Sept. 27 in the same Israeli airstrike that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nassrallah.

Nilforoushan was sanctioned by the U.S. for his role in suppressing protests in Iran.

A public funeral and burial will be held when Nilforoushan's body is returned to Iran, the IRGC said.

-ABC News' Hami Hamedi

The Israel Defense Forces said Friday it eliminated a Hezbollah commander in a strike in southern Lebanon.

The commander was "responsible for numerous anti-tank missile attacks on the area of Ramot Naftali in northern Israel," the IDF said in a statement.

The IDF said it was continuing to target Hezbollah positions while issuing an evacuation warning for people in parts of southern Lebanon on Friday.

-ABC News' Dorit Long

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin "emphasized the importance of ensuring the safety" of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon during a call with Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant, the Pentagon said Friday.

He also "urged coordinating efforts to pivot from military operations to a diplomatic pathway as soon as feasible" during the call Thursday on Israel's operations in Lebanon, according to a Pentagon readout.

The French Foreign Ministry and Italy's defense minister on Thursday also expressed concern for the safety of UNIFIL troops after two peacekeepers were injured by Israeli fire on Thursday. Two more were wounded on Friday in explosions that occurred near its headquarters in Naqoura in southern Lebanon, according to UNIFIL.

The Israel Defense Forces said it is reviewing the incidents and "takes every precaution to minimize harm to civilians and peacekeepers alike."