Israel-Gaza-Lebanon updates: Rabbi missing in UAE found dead, Israel says

Netanyahu's office confirmed that Zvi Kogan's body had been found.

Last Updated: November 25, 2024, 3:33 AM EST

The Israel Defense Forces continued its intense airstrike and ground campaigns in Gaza -- particularly in the north of the strip -- and in Lebanon, with Israeli attacks on targets nationwide including in the capital Beirut. The strikes form the backdrop for a fresh diplomatic push by the White House ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's return to the Oval Office in January.

Tensions also remain high between Israel and Iran after the former launched what it called "precise strikes on military targets" in several locations in Iran following Tehran's Oct. 1 missile barrage.

Nov 18, 2024, 1:13 PM EST

4 killed in Israeli attack in Beirut: Health ministry

Four people were killed and at least 18 injured in an Israeli attack in Beirut, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health said Monday.

-ABC News' Ellie Kaufman

Nov 18, 2024, 1:00 PM EST

1 killed, 10 injured in strike on residential building in Israel: Officials

A woman was killed and 10 people injured after a Hezbollah rocket directly hit a residential building in northern Israel, Israeli emergency services said Monday.

Dozens of projectiles were fired by Hezbollah from Lebanon into Israel Monday afternoon, the Israel Defense Forces said. Not all of the projectiles were intercepted, the IDF said.

PHOTO: People gather at the scene where a projectile fell after Israel's military reported a barrage of projectiles crossing over to Israel from Lebanon, in the Israeli-Arab town of Shfaram, northern Israel, Nov. 18, 2024.
People gather at the scene where a projectile fell after Israel's military reported a barrage of projectiles crossing over to Israel from Lebanon, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, in the Israeli-Arab town of Shfaram, northern Israel, Nov. 18, 2024.
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-ABC News' Jordana Miller

Nov 18, 2024, 12:01 PM EST

US sanctions entity, 3 individuals tied to West Bank violence

The State Department said Monday it is sanctioning three individuals and one entity for allegedly undermining "peace, security, and stability in the West Bank."

The department accuses the entity, Eyal Hari Yehuda Company LTD, of having supported Yinon Levi, an Israeli settler who was sanctioned by the Biden administration over accusations of attacks and harassment against Palestinians earlier this year.

The three impacted individuals are Itamar Levi, Shabtai Koshlevsky and Zohar Sabah, the State Department said. Itamar Levi, the brother of Yinon Levi, is being designated for his role as the owner of the aforementioned company, while Koshlevsky is accused of holding a leadership position at Hashomer Yosh, an Israeli nongovernmental organization that provides material support to U.S.-designated outposts in the West Bank and was sanctioned in August of this year.

Sabah is accused of engaging "in threats and acts of violence against Palestinians, including in their homes" as well as "a pattern of destructiveness targeting the livestock, grazing lands and homes of local Palestinians to disrupt their means of support," the State Department said in a press release.

-ABC News' Shannon K. Kingston

Nov 18, 2024, 8:12 AM EST

Hamas denies that leaders relocated from Qatar to Turkey

Hamas denied reports in Israeli media that its leadership has relocated from Qatar to Turkey amid a breakdown in Doha-supported cease-fire talks earlier this month.

A view of Doha's skyline is seen from the aircraft carrying Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Qatar on Oct. 24, 2024.
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Hamas dismissed the news reports as "rumors" spread by Israeli authorities in a statement posted to its official website.

Qatar told Israel and Hamas earlier this month it could not continue to mediate cease-fire and hostage release talks "as long as there is a refusal to negotiate a deal in good faith."

Doha is under U.S. pressure to expel Hamas leaders. A senior administration official told ABC News earlier this month that the group's "continued presence in Doha is no longer viable or acceptable."

-ABC News' Diaa Ostaz, Shannon K. Kingston and Somayeh Malekian

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