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

PHOTO: A man walks past Rimon Market, a kosher grocery store managed by the late rabbi Zvi Kogan in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Nov. Nov. 24, 2024.
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Hostage killed in northern Gaza, Hamas says
By David Brennan, Julia Reinstein, Meredith Deliso, Nadine El-Bawab
Last Updated: November 24, 2024, 11:54 PM

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.

Latest headlines:

  • 29 dead in central Beirut after Saturday's airstrike
  • Israeli official confirms Netanyahu holding meeting on Lebanon cease-fire
  • North Gaza hospital director injured in bombing
  • Hostage killed in northern Gaza, Hamas says
  • North Gaza hospital remains under siege, at least 12 injured in latest attack
  • At least 15 dead, more injured in powerful Israeli strikes on central Beirut
Here's how the news is developing.

Nov 24, 2024 11:54 PM

US condemns rabbi's murder in the UAE

U.S. National Security Council spokesperson Sean Savett released a statement Sunday condemning the murder of Rabbi Zvi Kogan, who had been missing in the United Arab Emirates since Nov. 21.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office confirmed on Sunday Kogan's body was located by authorities.

Kogan, 28, was an Israeli-Moldovan national and managed a kosher grocery store in Dubai.

"We condemn in the strongest terms the murder of Rabbi Zvi Kogan in the UAE and our prayers are with his family, the Chabad-Lubavitch community, the broader Jewish community, and all who are mourning his loss," Savett said.

"This was a horrific crime against all those who stand for peace, tolerance, and coexistence," Savett added.

The U.S. is working with Israeli and UAE authorities, according to the statement.

Three people have been arrested for the murder in the UAE, according to the country's Interior Ministry, which has stated an investigation is ongoing.

-ABC News' Fritz Farrow and Victoria Beaule


Nov 25, 2024 8:46 AM

More strikes on southern Beirut suburbs

There were more strikes Sunday night in the southern suburbs of Beirut, which have been pounded by dozens of Israeli strikes in the last few days.

The Israel Defense Forces said Sunday night's strikes in Dahieh were on "12 Hezbollah command centers."

-ABC News' Victoria Beaulé


Nov 25, 2024 8:46 AM

29 dead in central Beirut after Saturday's airstrike

The death toll from an Israeli strike Saturday in central Beirut has risen to 29, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health.

PHOTO: Smoke rise from Israeli airstrikes in Dahiyeh, Beirut, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024
Hassan Ammar/AP
Smoke rise from Israeli airstrikes in Dahiyeh, Beirut, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Hassan Ammar/AP

The update on casualties came as emergency workers continued to search collapsed buildings for survivors of the strike, an official said.

At least 67 people were also injured in the Israeli strike, according to the Ministry of Health.

-ABC News' Victoria Beaule



Nov 25, 2024 8:46 AM

Israeli official confirms Netanyahu holding meeting on Lebanon cease-fire

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was holding a meeting with security officials on Sunday night regarding ongoing Lebanon cease-fire talks, an Israeli official told ABC News.

The development comes after Netanyahu met last week in Israel with U.S. Special Envoy Amos Hochstein and discussed a possible cease-fire in Lebanon. Hochstein also traveled to Beirut, Lebanon, to discuss a cease-deal between Hezbollah and Israel.

-ABC News' Jordana Miller


Nov 23, 2024 3:12 PM

North Gaza hospital remains under siege, at least 12 injured in latest attack

Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza remains under siege by Israeli forces, with a dozen people wounded in the latest attack, the facility's director said Saturday morning.

"The occupation forces targeted the hospital with drone bombs and bullets from yesterday afternoon until midnight," Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya said in a statement. "The bombing directly and repeatedly targeted the entrance to the reception and emergency departments, the courtyards, the electricity generators, and the hospital gates.”

At least 12 people were injured, including “a doctor, a nurse, and an administrator who were inside the reception and emergency department,” according to Safiya. The bombing "disabled the electric generator, the oxygen and water network, and terrified the injured and sick children and women," the hospital director said.

Kamal Aswan Hospital in the city of Beit Lahia, just north of Jabalia, currently houses 86 injured patients, including eight people in intensive care on ventilators and 13 children receiving treatment, according to Safiya.

"We receive cases of malnutrition of children on a regular basis," he added. "We call on the world to intervene urgently to bring in medical and surgical delegations, medical supplies and ambulances."

Israeli air and ground forces have been continuously raiding multiple areas in northern Gaza for weeks, leaving about 2,300 people dead or missing, according to a spokesperson for Gaza’s Civil Defense.

“The occupation is deliberately displacing citizens from the northern Gaza Strip," the spokesperson said in a statement Saturday. "Running out of fuel is a major dilemma facing our crews and hindering the crews from arriving."

-ABC News’ Morgan Winsor


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