Israel-Gaza-Lebanon updates: IDF orders evacuations in Beirut as huge blast hits city

Over 1,000 people in Lebanon have been killed in the last two weeks.

Last Updated: October 6, 2024, 7:29 PM EDT

Israel's Lebanon operation continues as leaders consider their response to Iran's long-range attack on Tuesday, in which hundreds of missiles were fired into the country, according to Danny Danon, Israel's ambassador to the United Nations.

Iran said the unprecedented attack was retaliation for a wave of assassinations carried out by Israel over the last several weeks targeting Hezbollah, including leader Hassan Nasrallah.

Most of the missiles were intercepted, but "several hits were identified, and the damage is being assessed," an Israeli security official said.

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Key Headlines

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Oct 05, 2024, 9:29 AM EDT

Hezbollah strikes northern Israel

Hezbollah is continuing to fire rockets into Israel; the terror group declared at least seven attacks on Saturday.

Firefighters work to extinguish a fire after a rocket, fired from Lebanon, hit an area next to a road near Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel, on Oct. 5, 2024.
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Some rockets or interceptors hit residential houses in Karmiel in northern Israel and in the neighboring Arab village of Deir al-Assad, according to Israeli fire and rescue services.

The Israeli military said two projectiles were identified in the area: one intercepted and one falling "in an open area.”

Oct 05, 2024, 8:01 AM EDT

IDF preparing 'significant' response to Iran attack

The Israel Defense Forces is preparing for a "significant" response to the unprecedented Iranian attack earlier this week, an Israeli military official told ABC News.

Oct 04, 2024, 6:30 PM EDT

US announces nearly $157M in aid for 'escalating crisis' in Lebanon

The United States will provide almost $157 million in new humanitarian assistance in response to the "escalating crisis" in Lebanon, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Friday.

The funding will support populations in and around Lebanon impacted by fighting between Israel and Hezbollah and other conflicts, he said.

People carry their belongings while walking on the rubble, after an Israeli strike, as they flee Lebanon due to ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, at Masnaa border crossing with Syria, in Lebanon, Oct. 4, 2024.
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"This funding will address new and existing needs of internally displaced persons and refugee populations inside Lebanon and the communities that host them. The assistance will also support those fleeing to neighboring Syria," Blinken said in a statement.

-ABC News' Shannon K. Kingston

Oct 04, 2024, 6:28 PM EDT

IDF issues evacuation warning for Beirut neighborhood

The Israel Defense Forces issued a new evacuation warning for residents in the Burj al-Barajneh neighborhood of Beirut around midnight local time.

"You are located near Hezbollah facilities and interests, against which the IDF will operate in the near future," the alert stated.

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