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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Oct 06, 2024, 6:21 PM EDT

IDF says it struck Hezbollah munition warehouses in Beirut

Following a large blast in Beirut Sunday, the Israel Defense Forces said fighter jets attacked Hezbollah intelligence headquarters in Beirut.

In addition, warplanes have recently attacked the organization's munitions warehouses in the Beirut area, the IDF said.

Oct 06, 2024, 5:38 PM EDT

At least 10 injured after rockets fired at Haifa and Lower Galilee in Israel

Police officers and bomb disposal experts are actively responding to Haifa and the Lower Galilee in Israel, after rockets were fired Sunday, according to Israeli emergency officials.

At least 10 people were injured in the strikes, including a 22-year-old in serious condition from shrapnel, three people in moderate condition and five people in mild condition, according to officials.

Those injured are being taken to Poria Hospital in Tiberias and Rambam Hospital in Haifa, according to officials.

Debris and shrapnel have been reported in two primary areas, officials said.

Some buildings and properties have sustained damage, and medical sources indicate that there are several reports of minor injuries.

Oct 06, 2024, 5:06 PM EDT

IDF orders evacuations in Beirut as huge blast rattles city

The Israel Defense Forces ordered further evacuations in Beirut as its strikes continue to hit the city.

Residents of the southern suburb of Burj al-Barajneh and Hadath Beirut were urged to evacuate, according to the IDF.

Smoke and flames rise in Beirut's southern suburbs, after Israeli air strikes, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Sin El Fil, Lebanon, Oct. 6, 2024.
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"For your safety and the safety of your family members, you must evacuate this building and the buildings adjacent to it immediately and stay away from it for a distance of no less than 500 meters," the IDF said in an urgent message Sunday.

-ABC News' Will Gretsky

Oct 06, 2024, 4:31 PM EDT

Death toll in Lebanon surpasses 2,000: Lebanese PM

As the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah continues, the Lebanese prime minister's office said the total death toll now stands at 2,036 people killed, since the beginning of the conflict on Oct. 8.

On Saturday, 23 people were killed and 93 wounded across both the south, north and other regions of Lebanon, including Bekaa, Baalbek-Hermel and Mount Lebanon, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health.

A man runs for cover as a smoke raises in the background following an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon, Oct. 4, 2024.
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The governor of the Lebanese region of Baalbek-Hermel said Sunday that an Israeli strike hit within 500-700 meters of ancient Roman ruins in the area. The Roman temples in Baalbek are UNESCO World Heritage sites and date back to the second century, according to UNESCO.

The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Lebanon known as UNIFIL, which staffs dozens of posts in southern Lebanon and along the Israeli border, said in a statement Sunday it is "deeply concerned" by recent IDF activity near one of its bases, 6-52, which is manned by Irish peacekeepers.

UNIFIL and the Irish government have both said the IDF requested the troops leave the post, and that both the UN and the Irish government rejected the requests.

Smoke rises from a destroyed building at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon, Oct. 6, 2024.
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UNIFIL released a statement, saying, "This is an extremely dangerous development. It is unacceptable to compromise the safety of U.N. peacekeepers carrying out their Security Council-mandated tasks."

After not issuing any evacuation orders for south Lebanon on Saturday, the IDF issued a new order on Sunday, listing some 25 towns, including 10 new towns and villages added to the list, for a total of 98 towns and villages in southern Lebanon now having been asked to evacuate, according to the IDF.

-ABC News' Victoria Beaule

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