Israel-Gaza updates: IDF to begin daily 'tactical pause' along Gaza aid route
Military action will be paused on the route from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Israel said.
As the Israel-Hamas war continues, negotiations are apparently stalled to secure the release of hostages taken by the terrorist organization, and Israeli forces continue to launch incursions in the southern Gazan town of Rafah ahead of a possible large-scale invasion.
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8 IDF soldiers killed in southern Gaza 'incident'
Eight Israeli Defense Forces soldiers were killed in an "incident" in southern Gaza, according to the IDF.
Earlier Saturday, Hamas released a statement saying an operation targeting Israeli military vehicles in Rafah killed several IDF soldiers. The IDF has not commented on the nature of the soldiers' deaths.
-ABC News' Nasser Atta and Yael Benaya
Freed hostage urges Israelis to gather on Saturday
Andrey Kozlov, one of the four Israeli hostages rescued from Gaza on Saturday, is urging Israelis to gather Saturday at "Hostage Square" in Tel Aviv in support of the hostages and their families.
"I'm already in Israel at home. But a lot of hostages are still there in Gaza," Kozlov, 27, said in a video message. "I saw a lot of rallies on Saturday, and it gave me a lot of hope."
Kozlov’s girlfriend told ABC News this week that Kozlov was psychologically tortured while in captivity, and she said that he told her the moment he realized the Israeli soldiers were there to save him, he felt he was reborn.
At least 50 projectiles launched from Lebanon toward Israel on Friday: IDF
The situation on Israel’s northern border with Lebanon remains tense.
Two women were killed and 20 people were injured in the village of Janata in southern Lebanon after an airstrike on a house late Thursday night, the Lebanese Civil Defense said in a statement.
Since Friday morning, at least 50 projectiles were launched from Lebanon toward Israel, the Israeli Defense Forces said.
"A number of the projectiles were intercepted," the IDF said.
"As a result of the launches, a fire broke out in the area of Kfar Szold," the IDF added.
Hezbollah issued statements taking responsibility for nine attacks on Israeli sites Friday.
-ABC News’ Ellie Kaufman, Nasser Atta and Jordana Miller
IDF counter-terror operation leaves 3 dead, 2 detained, officials say
Israeli forces returned to Jenin, in the West Bank, on Thursday to conduct what they called a "13-hour counter-terror operation" that left three killed, two detained and multiple injured, according to the local Palestinian Red Crescent Society.
The youngest person killed was 19 and the oldest 70, according to the PRCS report.
Bulldozers were filmed in central Jenin, where UNRWA said there was heavy damage, as well as in the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin, where the Israeli forces say they conducted a "pressure cooker" procedure on a house where they say two senior terrorists were staying.
Two suspects were killed, according to the IDF statement. The PRCS reports three killed and multiple people injured by shrapnel and beating.
The IDF reported two died in the operation.
-ABC News' Camilla Alcini
IDF to begin daily 'tactical pause' along Gaza aid route
Israel will institute a daily "tactical pause" on military activity on an aid route into Gaza in an effort to increase the volume of humanitarian resources flowing into the strip, Israel Defense Forces officials said on Sunday.
The pause is planned to go into effect from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. every day until further notice, the military said on social media.
It will be put in place "along the road that leads from the Kerem Shalom Crossing to the Salah al-Din Road and then further north," the military said.
The "local, tactical pause" comes after discussions with United Nations officials and international organizations, the military said.
-ABC News' Kevin Shalvey