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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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1:19 PM EDT

Iran cancels overnight flights from all its airports

The Iranian authorities have canceled all commercial flights from the country's airports through Monday morning, Iran's state media reported Sunday.

Jafar Yazerlu, a spokesperson for Iran's Civil Aviation Organization, told the Mehr News, the semi-official news agency of the government of Iran, that all fights have been canceled from Iranian airports from 9 p.m. local time Sunday until 6 a.m. Monday.

Yazerlu said the action was "due to operational restrictions." He did not elaborate.

He said customers will receive refunds for their tickets.

-ABC News’ Victoria Beaule

9:28 AM EDT

1 killed in south Israel shooting attack, police say

One person was killed and 10 others injured in a shooting attack in southern Israel on Sunday, police said.

The attack occurred at the central bus station in the southern city of Be'er Sheva, in the Negev region.

A police spokesperson said that "preliminary reports" suggested the incident was a "terror attack."

"The terrorist has been neutralized and numerous police forces from the southern district are present at the scene," the spokesperson said.

The Magen David Adom emergency service said a 25-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Another 10 people were taken to the nearby Soroka Medical Center for treatment.

Among the injured were one woman in "moderate to serious condition with gunshot injuries," four people in "moderate condition with gunshot injuries," and five people in "mild condition" with glass shrapnel and other injuries, the MDA said.

-ABC News' Victoria Beaule

7:06 AM EDT

Israel launches new operation in north Gaza

After a massive bombing campaign overnight that overwhelmed rescue crews in Jabalia, the Israel Defense Forces announced Sunday it is once again conducting a ground operation in the north Gaza city.

A Palestinian family arrives in Gaza City after fleeing their homes in the Jabalia area on Oct. 6, 2024 under an Israeli evacuation order.
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The IDF already conducted two ground operations in Jabalia -- one from November to January, and another three-week raid in May. The IDF said it is returning to the devastated area after gathering intelligence of "efforts by Hamas to rebuild its operational capabilities."

The IDF said troops have surrounded the city and are operating on the ground in neighboring areas. Gaza Civil Defense noted Saturday that people had been forced to flee areas of Beit Lahia and Al-Atatra, northwest of Jabalia.

Videos shot Sunday morning in Jabalia showed families attempting to flee a school in a car and donkey carts, as smoke rose around them from the already destroyed city.

-ABC News' Victoria Beaule

6:29 AM EDT

IDF orders 25 Lebanese villages to evacuate

Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Avichay Adraee ordered residents of 25 more villages in southern Lebanon to evacuate amid continued nationwide Israeli strikes and a ground operation in the south of the country.

Smoke rises following Israeli bombardment in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel on Oct. 6, 2024.
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"Hezbollah's activities force the IDF to act against it," Adraee wrote on X. "For your own safety, you must evacuate your homes immediately."

"Anyone who is near Hezbollah elements, facilities or weapons is putting his life in danger," he added, ordering residents to evacuate north of the Awali River -- some 37 miles north of the Israeli border -- "immediately."

Adraee repeated IDF warnings not to travel south. "Any movement south will put your life in danger," he said.

Israeli strikes have killed more than 2,000 people across Lebanon, according to Lebanese health officials.

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