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

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

ByLeah Sarnoff, David Brennan, Meredith Deliso, and Ivan Pereira
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.

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Oct 13, 2024, 9:07 PM EDT

At least 3 killed in IDF strike on Gaza hospital

At least three people were killed and dozens more were injured after Israel Defense Forces struck Al Aqsa Hospital in Gaza on Sunday.

-ABC News' Will Gretsky

Oct 13, 2024, 5:50 PM EDT

IDF confirms army base was hit, at least 4 soldiers killed

The Israel Defense Forces said Hezbollah struck one of its bases Sunday, killing at least four soldiers.

Another seven soldiers were "severely injured," according to the IDF statement.

"The IDF shares in the grief of the bereaved families and will continue to accompany them," the IDF said.

Oct 13, 2024, 5:17 PM EDT

At least 22 killed after school housing displaced people struck in Gaza

At least 22 people were killed after the Israel Defense Forces shelled a school housing displaced people in the Al-Mufti area, north of Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip, the Gaza Health Ministry said Sunday.

Among the deceased were 15 women and children, officials said, and at least 80 others were injured.

-ABC News' Will Gretsky

Oct 13, 2024, 4:29 PM EDT

51 killed, 174 injured in Lebanon on Saturday: Lebanese Ministry of Health

The Lebanese Ministry of Health said Sunday that 51 people were killed and 174 others were injured in attacks in Lebanon by Israeli forces on Saturday.

Officials with the Ministry of Health said most of the deaths occurred in Mount Lebanon and south Lebanon.

-ABC News Victoria Beaulé

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