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.

Last Updated: October 13, 2024, 5:51 PM EDT

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.

Oct 10, 2024, 4:05 PM EDT

22 killed in Beirut strikes: Health ministry

At least 22 people were killed and 117 injured after an Israeli airstrike in Beirut Thursday evening local time, the Lebanese Ministry of Health said.

Israeli forces have since issued another evacuation warning to residents in Haret Hreik in the Dahieh area of Beirut.

Amnesty International on Thursday called Israel's evacuation warnings "inadequate" and "in some cases also misleading."

"Our analysis shows that not only did the warnings issued by the Israeli military include misleading maps, but they were also issued at short notice -- in one instance less than 30 minutes before strikes began -- in the middle of the night, via social media, when many people would be asleep, offline or not following media reports," Agnès Callamard, Amnesty International's secretary general, said in a statement.

-ABC News' Ghazi Balkiz

Oct 10, 2024, 3:03 PM EDT

2nd round of Gaza polio vaccinations set to begin next week: UNICEF

A second round of polio vaccinations in Gaza is set to begin next week, according to UNICEF.

An agreement on humanitarian pauses has been reached to allow for the second dose on Oct. 14, targeting 590,000 children under the age of 10, UNICEF said Thursday.

The first round of vaccinations ended in mid-September, reaching 90% vaccination coverage, UNICEF said at the time.

Oct 10, 2024, 2:21 PM EDT

Northern Gaza bombarded with airstrikes in past 2 days: UNRWA

Northern Gaza has been bombarded with airstrikes, with 118 attacks recorded in the past two days compared to 140 in September, according to a United Nations agency.

"Ongoing military operations and continuous airstrikes on northern Gaza are heavily affecting the population," the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East said on X on Thursday.

The World Food Programme warned the situation in the north is "worsening again," saying they are no longer able to distribute food in the region.

"Virtually the entire area is under evacuation orders, and thousands of families have been forced to flee amid intense airstrikes and military operations on the ground," the organization said in a press release on Wednesday. "There is nowhere for these people to go and hardly any way for WFP to reach them."

Oct 10, 2024, 1:51 PM EDT

Dozens killed in airstrikes in Lebanon in past 24 hours

Dozens of people were killed in the past 24 hours in Lebanon, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health.

Twenty-eight people were killed and another 113 injured, bringing the total casualties since the increased fighting began in mid-September to 2,169 fatalities and 10,212 injuries, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health.

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli air strike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Khiam, Oct. 9, 2024.
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There were 61 airstrikes recorded in the past 24 hours in various parts of Lebanon, largely in the south, according to the Lebanese prime minister's situation report on Thursday.

The Israeli Defense Forces issued a warning to sites "in and near southern villages" in Lebanon on Thursday as it continues its campaign against Hezbollah.

Israeli forces struck more than 110 Hezbollah targets in Lebanon over the past day, the IDF said in a statement on Thursday.

-ABC News' Ghazi Balkiz and Dorit Long

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