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Last Updated: September 22, 2024, 8:37 AM EDT

Israel and Hezbollah are exchanging hundreds of cross-border strikes in the wake of the shocking explosions of wireless devices across Lebanon.

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Sep 22, 2024, 2:17 AM EDT

Israel strikes Lebanon after 115 Hezbollah launches, IDF says

The Israel Defense Forces is again striking "Hezbollah terrorist targets" in Lebanon as of Sunday morning amid renewed cross-border fire, the IDF said in a statement.

Smoke rises on the Lebanese side of the border with Israel, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Tyre, southern Lebanon on Sept. 22, 2024.
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"Over the past few hours, Hezbollah launched approximately 115 aerial threats toward civilian areas in northern Israel," the IDF said.

"The IDF defensive arrays are deployed in the area" and are "on high preparedness to thwart threats," it added.

-ABC News' Dana Savir

Sep 22, 2024, 1:40 AM EDT

4 injured by shrapnel in northern Israel, emergency service says

Israel's Magen David Adom emergency service said its responders treated four people who sustained shrapnel injuries in the north of the country on Sunday morning, as Hezbollah and the Israel Defense Forces continued intense cross-border strikes.

Among those reported injured were a 76-year-old male "in moderate condition from a shrapnel wound to the upper body," as well as a 16-year-old female "in mild condition," the MDA said in a post to X.

Israeli security forces examine a site hit by a rocket fired from Lebanon, in Kiryat Bialik, northern Israel, on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024.
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Both were injured in the Krayot region near the northern city of Haifa, less than 20 miles from the border with Lebanon.

Several other people were "mildly injured" or "suffering from anxiety" while heading to safe areas and shelters in northern Israel, the MDA said.

-ABC News' Jordana Miller

Sep 22, 2024, 12:52 AM EDT

Israel closes schools, beaches in north amid attacks

The Israel Defense Forces has issued new defensive guidelines for the north of the country amid intensifying cross-border fire by the Hezbollah militant group and a ramped up IDF strike campaign in southern Lebanon and Beirut.

PHOTO: Israeli Iron Dome air defense system fires to intercept rockets that were launched from Lebanon, in northern Israel, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024.
Israel's Iron Dome air defense system fires to intercept rockets that were launched from Lebanon, in northern Israel, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024.
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Outdoor gatherings must now be limited to 10 people and indoor gatherings at 100 people, the IDF said in its new guidance.

Beaches will be closed and all educational activities "prohibited," the force said. Work activities can continue if workers are within reach of a protected space.

-ABC News' Anna Burd

Sep 21, 2024, 6:59 PM EDT

State Dept. updates level 4 travel advisory for Lebanon

The U.S. State Department reissued its level 4 "do not travel" warning for Lebanon Saturday to include threats posed by "recent explosions throughout Lebanon, including Beirut."

The Department’s prevailing guidance for American citizens in the country—which is to "depart Lebanon while commercial options still remain available"—is unchanged from its last advisory issued in July.

"At this time, commercial flights are available, but at reduced capacity. If the security situation worsens, commercial options to depart may become unavailable," the advisory said.

-ABC News' Shannon Kingston

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