Israel-Gaza updates: Israel strikes 'deep inside' Lebanon after deadly attack

Hezbollah denied involvement in Saturday's strike, which Israel said killed 12.

As the Israel-Hamas war continues, efforts to secure the release of hostages taken by the terrorist organization are ongoing, and Israeli forces have launched an assault in Khan Younis in southern Gaza.


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At least 70 killed in Khan Younis area after new evacuation order: Gaza Health Ministry

At least 70 people were killed Monday in areas in eastern Khan Younis in southern Gaza, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health.

It’s not clear how many of those 70 people were in a designated humanitarian safe zone or in areas where people were forced to evacuate.

The Israel Defense Forces confirmed its forces hit more than 30 terror infrastructure sites in Khan Younis on Monday.

-ABC News’ Will Gretsky


2 hostages 'no longer alive,' IDF says

The Israel Defense Forces on Monday said two hostages, Alex Dancyg and Yagev Buchshtab, who were taken by Hamas militants, were "no longer alive."

Their bodies "were being held by the Hamas terror organization," IDF said in a statement. They were determined to be dead based on intelligence gathered by Israel's Ministry of Health, in cooperation with the Ministry of Religious Services and the Israel Police, the IDF said.

"The circumstances of their death in Hamas captivity are being examined by all the professional authorities," IDF said.

There are 120 abductees still in Gaza. Of those, 46 abductees are no longer alive, according to the prime minister's office.

-ABC News' Morgan Winsor


Netanyahu shares what he will discuss with Biden on US trip

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who will land in the U.S. on Monday, released a statement detailing what he plans to discuss with President Joe Biden.

He said they’ll talk about "how to advance in the critical months ahead the goals that are important for both our countries -- achieving the release of all our hostages, defeating Hamas, confronting the terror axis of Iran, and ensuring that all of Israel’s citizens can return safely to their homes in the north and the south."

Netanyahu added, "This will be an opportunity to thank him for the things he did for Israel in the war and during his long and distinguished career in public service, as senator, vice president, and president."


Gaza death toll passes 39,000

The death toll in Gaza has risen to 39,006, with another 89,818 people hurt since the war broke out on Oct. 7, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health.

About one-third of the war victims were children, according to Gaza's Ministry of Health.