Israel-Gaza updates: Netanyahu considering plan to force civilians out of northern Gaza

The plan does not say if Palestinians could eventually return to northern Gaza.

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Last Updated: September 22, 2024, 8:37 AM EDT

Israel and Hezbollah are exchanging hundreds of cross-border strikes in the wake of the shocking explosions of wireless devices across Lebanon.

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Sep 18, 2024, 4:58 AM EDT

4 Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza, IDF says

The Israel Defense Forces said four of its soldiers were killed fighting in southern Gaza on Tuesday.

Capt. Daniel Mimon Toaff, Staff Sgt. Agam Naim, Staff Sgt. Amit Bakri and Staff Sgt. Dotan Shimon were killed in combat, the IDF said in a statement.

An Israeli military helicopter flies near the Israel-Gaza border, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, as seen from Israel, Aug. 23, 2024.
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One officer and two soldiers from the Shaked Battalion, Givati Brigade, were "severely injured" during the same incident, the statement said. Another two soldiers were "moderately injured."

An officer from the Givati Reconnaissance Unit was also "severely injured" in southern Gaza, the IDF said.

-ABC News' Jordana Miller

Sep 18, 2024, 4:44 AM EDT

Hezbollah vows 'reckoning' for pager explosions

In a Wednesday morning statement, the Hezbollah militant group said it would continue operations to "support Gaza" and vowed a "reckoning" for Israel after Tuesday's "massacre" when more than 2,750 people were injured by exploding pagers in Lebanon.

PHOTO: People gather outside American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) in Beirut, Lebanon, on Sept. 17, 2024.
People gather outside American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) as more than 1,000 people, including Hezbollah fighters and medics, were wounded when the pagers they use to communicate exploded across Lebanon, according to a security source, in Beirut, Lebanon, on Sept. 17, 2024.
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Hezbollah blamed Israel for the operation, which killed at least nine civilians. Eleven Hezbollah members died on Tuesday, the group said, though -- as is typical in its statements -- did not specify how they died.

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is set to speak on Thursday afternoon to address the situation.

Israel has not commented on its alleged involvement in Tuesday's explosions in Lebanon.

-ABC News' Nasser Atta and Ghazi Balkiz

Sep 18, 2024, 4:21 AM EDT

IDF strikes Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon

The Israel Defense Forces said warplanes hit Hezbollah targets in six locations in southern Lebanon into Wednesday. Artillery strikes were also conducted, it added.

Israeli aircraft bombed "Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure" in the areas of Majdal Selm, Odaisseh, Markaba, Blida, Maroun El Ras and Chihine in southern Lebanon, the IDF said in a statement.

-ABC News' Jordana Miller

Sep 17, 2024, 3:23 PM EDT

Air France, Lufthansa, British Airways cancel all flights to Israel

Three major European airlines have canceled all flights to Israel hours after a deadly attack on Hezbollah left at least nine people dead and over 2,700 people injured.

Air France has canceled flights to Tel Aviv for Sept. 18 and 19, according to the flight status board on their website. Lufthansa has canceled flights to Israel through Sept. 19 and British Airways has canceled flights to Israel through Sept. 27.

-ABC News' Sam Sweeney

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