Israel-Gaza live updates: Sirens sound in Tel Aviv as Hamas fires rocket from Gaza

At least eight people have been injured from Israeli strikes on the Beqaa Valley, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health said Monday.

Among the wounded are six Lebanese citizens, a 5-year-old Syrian girl and a 15-year-old Syrian girl. All of them were treated in the emergency room at nearby hospitals, the Ministry of Public Health said.

There were seven Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon on Monday, according to Lebanese local media.

In two separate statements Monday, the IDF acknowledged conducting operations "in the area of Houla in southern Lebanon," "in the area of Beqaa in Lebanon" and in “the area of Tayibe in southern Lebanon.”

-ABC News’ Ghazi Balkiz

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday afternoon that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed in their earlier meeting that he supports and would accept the U.S.-backed bridging proposal that emerged after meetings in the region last week, and that Israel would send negotiators.

"It's now incumbent on Hamas to do the same," Blinken told reporters on his ninth trip to the region since Oct. 7. "And then, the parties, with the help of the mediators -- the United States, Egypt and Qatar -- have to come together and complete the process of reaching clear understandings about how they'll implement the commitments that they've made under this agreement. But the next important step is for Hamas to say yes.”

Blinken acknowledged the "complex issues" would still "require hard decisions by the leaders," but said he still felt "a real sense of urgency, here, across the region, on the need to get this over the finish line and to do it as soon as possible."

But given Hamas' unwillingness to engage in the latest round of negotiations, the secretary was pressed on whether there was any real hope the militant group would sign on to the proposal.

"Tomorrow, when I see the leaders of both Egypt and Qatar, I'll get the latest from them on what they are hearing," he responded. "I can't speculate on exactly what Hamas' intentions are. We've seen public statements, but we've seen public statements before that don't fully reflect where Hamas is."

Blinken will then travel to Qatar after visiting Egypt on Tuesday, he said.

-ABC News' Shannon K. Kingston

Hamas’ military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, took responsibility for an attack in Tel Aviv on Sunday evening that left one person injured and the bomber dead.

In a joint statement released Monday, Israeli Police and Shin Bet said the explosion had been a terror attack.

"It can now be confirmed that this was a terror attack involving the explosion of a powerful explosive," the Israeli police and Shin Bet said. "As a result of the explosion, a passerby was moderately injured (according to medical sources) and was transported to receive medical treatment."

American Airlines has extended their suspension of flights to and from Tel Aviv until March 29, 2025, the airline said Monday.

American Airlines said they would allow customers whose travel plans are impacted by the extension to rebook their flights without a fee or cancel and receive a refund.

"We will continue to work closely with our partner airlines to assist customers traveling between Israel and European cities with service to the U.S.," the airline said in a statement.