Israel-Gaza-Lebanon updates: Netanyahu claims UN peacekeepers acting as 'human shields' for Hezbollah
U.N. peacekeepers claim IDF tanks breached their base in southern Lebanon.
The Israel Defense Forces continued intense air and ground campaigns against Hezbollah in Lebanon and against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
The uptick in offensive operations came days after Israel marked the anniversary of Hamas' Oct. 7 assault and as Israeli leaders planned their response to last week's Iranian ballistic missile attack.
Key Headlines
- 51 killed, 174 injured in Lebanon on Saturday: Lebanese Ministry of Health
- Gallant describes southern Lebanon villages as 'military targets'
- Pentagon will deploy THAAD air defense system to Israel
- UN claims IDF tanks forcefully breached its peacekeeping base in southern Lebanon
- Netanyahu claims UN peacekeepers acting as 'human shields' for Hezbollah
More evacuation orders issued for southern Lebanon
For the first time in five days, the Israel Defense Forces has issued new evacuation orders for 18 villages and towns in southern Lebanon. The IDF is now ordering 134 areas to evacuate.
The new orders are centered in the south-central area as well as the east, filling in gaps to cover much more of the south.
-ABC News’ Victoria Beaulé
22 killed overnight in Jabalia as IDF operation continues
At least 22 people were killed overnight in Jabalia in Israeli airstrikes, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health. A total of 42,175 people have now been killed since Oct. 7 last year.
The IDF operation in Jabalia continues on it's seventh day now as Doctors without Borders reports that people trying to evacuate are being shot as the hospital they were working in was bombed.
US announces new sanctions on Iran for missile attack on Israel
The Biden administration announced additional sanctions targeting Iran's petroleum and petrochemical production -- areas that are already heavily sanctioned by the West -- in response to Iran’s missile attack on Israel earlier this month.
In response to Iran's "unprecedented" attack, the State Department is "taking steps today to disrupt the flow of revenue the Iranian regime uses to fund its nuclear program and missile development, support terrorist proxies and partners, and perpetuate conflict throughout the Middle East," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement.
The State Department is imposing sanctions on six entities involved in Iranian petroleum trade and identifying six vessels as blocked property, Blinken said. The Department of Treasury is also sanctioning 10 entities and identifying 17 vessels as blocked property, he said.
Damage reported after 2 drones cross from Lebanon into Israel: IDF
Two drones crossed from Lebanon into Israel, the Israel Defense Forces said after sirens sounded in central Israel.
One of the drones was "successfully intercepted," while a building in the Herzliya municipality was damaged, the IDF said. No injuries have been reported so far, it said.
There are power outages in several neighborhoods in Herzliya, a city in the northern Tel Aviv district of Israel that's home to about 100,000 people.
-ABC News' Dorit Long and Clark Bentson