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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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
State Department 'disappointed' by Hamas' 'continued haggling and delay'
State Department spokesperson Matt Miller on Thursday shed little light on the next steps for negotiations toward a cease-fire deal, but dismissed the idea that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s and other Israeli officials’ lack of public enthusiasm for the proposal soured the chances that Hamas would accept it.
"I personally doubt that comments, or lack of comments, from the Israeli government had anything to do with the Hamas response," he said. "We were disappointed both that it took so long to get a response and that the response had a number of changes that could drag the negotiations out further."
Miller was also reticent to discuss remaining sticking points, but on multiple occasions, he dismissed the idea that Hamas should need assurances for a lasting peace, emphasizing that if the proposal were enacted, the cease-fire prescribed under phase one of the deal would last as long as negotiations did.
"At least we would have had a cease-fire. We would have had a halt to the suffering," Miller said. "Hamas didn't do that. Instead, they dragged it out for 12 days, and now there will be continued haggling and delay."
-ABC News’ Shannon Crawford
Biden says 'I haven't lost hope' on reaching cease-fire deal
President Joe Biden said the G7 leaders discussed the Gaza cease-fire and hostage proposal on Thursday.
When asked if he was confident a deal would be reached soon, Biden said, "No." He added, "I haven't lost hope -- but it's going to be tough.”
"Hamas has to move," Biden said.
-ABC News’ Justin Gomez
Israeli special forces dressed as Palestinian refugees to go undercover before hostage rescue operation: Sources
Israeli special forces were disguised as Palestinian refugees looking for a place to live when they entered the buildings where hostages were being held in the Israeli rescue operation this weekend, two Israeli security sources told ABC News.
Special forces were already in position near the buildings where the hostages were being held before they were given the "go" command by Israeli forces, the sources added.
The "go" command was given at 11 a.m. local time, sources said.
The helicopters carrying the hostages and wounded police officers landed at Sheba Medical Center in Israel starting at 12:15 p.m. local time and the last helicopter landed at 12:45 p.m. local time.
The Shin Bet, Israel's internal security forces, Israeli Defense Forces and Israeli SWAT team members participated in the rescue operation, now called "Operation Arnon" by the Israeli military. The name of the operation was given to honor the one security officer who was killed during the operation.
- ABC News’ Dana Savir