Houthi missile hits Tel Aviv, causes casualties
The Israel Defense Forces said it failed to intercept the projectile.
Rebel forces in Syria are building a transitional government after toppling the regime of President Bashar Assad in a lightning-quick advance across the country.
Meanwhile, the ceasefire in Lebanon is holding despite ongoing Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah targets, which Israeli officials say are responses to ceasefire violations by the Iranian-backed militant group. The Israel Defense Forces continues its intense airstrike and ground campaigns in Gaza.
Tensions remain high between Israel and Iran after tit-for-tat long-range strikes in recent months and threats of further military action from both sides. The IDF and the Yemeni Houthis also continue to exchange attacks.
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US delegation visits Syria to 'meet with representatives of HTS'
American delegation is in Syria for the first time since Bashar al-Assad fled Damascus, the State Department announced Thursday evening.
It also marked the first time the United States government has announced the presence of American diplomats in Syria in over a decade.
The State Department officials in Syria include Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf, Special Presidential Envoy of Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens, and Daniel Rubinstein -- a senior adviser on the Middle East for the State Department.
"They will be engaging directly with the Syrian people, including members of civil society, activists, members of different communities, and other Syrian voices about their vision for the future of their country and how the United States can help support them," a State Department spokesperson said of their agenda.
"They also plan to meet with representatives of HTS to discuss transition principles endorsed by the United States and regional partners in Aqaba, Jordan," the spokesperson continued.
"Lastly, they hope to uncover information about the fate of Austin Tice, Majd Kamalmaz, and other American citizens who disappeared under the Assad regime."
Tice is an American freelance journalist who was kidnapped while working in Syria in 2012.
Kamalmaz is a dual citizen of the U.S. and Syria who disappeared while visiting an elderly relative in the company in 2017. According to the FBI, Kamalmaz “has not been seen or heard from since that day.” He is believed to have died during his detainment, according to U.S. officials.
On Thursday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, “We’re looking at getting on the ground ourselves as quickly as we can.” After the U.K. and France had sent delegations.
-ABC News' Shannon Kingston
NGOs accuse Israel of ethnic cleansing, genocide
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) published a new report on Thursday describing life in Gaza as "life in a death trap," alleging "clear signs of ethnic cleansing as Palestinians are forcibly displaced, trapped and bombed."
"The health care system lies in ruins and medical staff -- including MSF's -- have been detained or killed," the report said. Palestinians, meanwhile, are struggling to survive "apocalyptic" conditions, it said.
"Nowhere is safe, no one is spared and there is no exit from this shattered enclave," said MSF Secretary General Christopher Lockyear.
Human Rights Watch also released a new report accusing Israel of deliberately inflicting conditions of life "calculated to bring about the destruction of part of the population in Gaza."
The HRW report said Palestinian civilians are intentionally deprived of adequate access to water, "most likely resulting in thousands of deaths."
"In doing so, Israeli authorities are responsible for the crime against humanity of extermination and for acts of genocide," the report said.
Israel has denied all allegations of ethnic cleansing or genocide in Gaza.
-ABC News' Samy Zyara, Diaa Ostaz and Somayeh Malekian
43 killed by Israeli strikes on Gaza in 24 hours, officials say
The Israel Defense Forces continued strikes on northern and central neighborhoods of the Gaza Strip overnight.
At least 18 bodies were brought to the al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City, the Palestinian Civil Defence reported.
Palestinian medical sources in the Hamas-run territory said at least 43 people were killed in Israeli attacks over the past 24 hours.
-ABC News' Samy Zyara, Bruno Nota and Somayeh Malekian
Israel launches Yemen airstrikes
Israeli forces conducted "precise strikes on Houthi military targets in Yemen," the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement early Thursday morning local time. The strikes targeted "ports and energy infrastructure in Sanaa," the IDF said.
IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari said the Houthis have been conducting missile and drone strikes on Israel over the past 14 months and referred to the missile fired towards Israel from Yemen on Wednesday evening. Israeli forces intercepted the missile, the IDF said.
"The Houthis have been carrying out attacks against Israel in violation of international law and the Houthi regime is a threat to peace and security in the region," Hagari said.
He continued, "Who is behind the Houthis? Iran. The regime in Iran funds, arms and directs the Houthis' terror activities."
"As we have shown against other enemies in other arenas, we will continue to act against anyone in the Middle East that threatens the state of Israel and we will defend the people of Israel," Hagari said.
-ABC News' Dana Savir and Ellie Kaufman