1 years ago / 11:18 AM EST

Two killed by Israel in southern Lebanon, Hezbollah retaliates by hitting Ramya

Two people were killed by an Israeli artillery shell in southern Lebanon, according to Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Manar TV.

Al-Manar TV reports a woman and her son were killed in the town of Hula in southern Lebanon after their house was hit.

In retaliation, Hezbollah says it "targeted the deployment points of the Israeli occupation soldiers in the vicinity of the Ramya site."

NBC News has not independently verified this report.

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1 years ago / 11:03 AM EST

Video: Surveillance video shows deadly shooting at Jerusalem bus stop

Video from a security camera captured the moment Israeli police say two Palestinian gunmen opened fire at a bus stop outside Jerusalem, killing at least three people and wounding others.

NBC News has not independently verified the identities or background of the gunmen.

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1 years ago / 10:53 AM EST

Qassam Brigades bombard Tel Aviv with a missile barrage, Hamas says

The Qassam Brigades bombarded Tel Aviv with a missile barrage in response to what Hamas says are massacres committed by Israel against civilians, the organization said.

NBC News has not independently verified these claims.

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1 years ago / 10:29 AM EST

109 dead in Gaza since end of truce, Health Ministry says

A total of 109 people have been killed in Gaza since the truce between Israel and Hamas ended this morning, according to Ashraf Al-Qudra, spokesperson for the Gaza Health Ministry.

Hundreds of people have also been wounded, he said.

People try to comfort a woman holding the body of her baby girl today in the courtyard of Al-Najjar Hospital in Rafah, southern Gaza.Mohammed Abed / AFP - Getty Images
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1 years ago / 10:28 AM EST

Hezbollah says it targeted Israeli soldiers near southern Lebanon

Hezbollah says it targeted Israeli soldiers near southern Lebanon.

"In support of our steadfast Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and in support of their valiant and honorable resistance, the fighters of the Islamic Resistance, at 16:00 on Friday, 12-1-2023, targeted a gathering of enemy soldiers in the vicinity of the Jal al-Alam site with appropriate weapons," a statement from the group read.

In the statement, Hezbollah quoted a verse from the Quran that reads: “Permission [to fight] has been granted to those who are being fought, because they were wronged. And indeed, Allah is competent to give them victory.”

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1 years ago / 10:11 AM EST

IDF strikes over 200 targets in north and south Gaza

The IDF has struck more than 200 targets in north and south Gaza since 7:00 a.m. local time.

It is now 5:11 p.m.

The targets include ones in Khan Younis and by the Rafah border crossing, according to the IDF.

"The IDF struck areas booby-trapped with explosives, terror tunnel shafts, launch posts, and operational command centers designated by Hamas for use in the renewed fighting," it said in a statement.

NBC News has not independently verified the IDF's claims.


Smoke rises above buildings today during an Israeli strike on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.Said Khatib / AFP - Getty Images
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1 years ago / 9:35 AM EST

U.S. remains committed to securing a new cease-fire, White House says

The White House says it is continuing efforts to renew a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.

"We continue to work with Israel, Egypt, and Qatar on efforts to extend the humanitarian pause in Gaza," a National Security Council spokesperson said this morning. "Hamas has so far failed to produce a list of hostages that would enable a further extension of the pause," the spokesperson added.

More than 100 hostages were released in a seven-day truce that ended this morning as Israel restarted its bombing campaign in Gaza. That deal was brokered by diplomats in the Gulf state of Qatar alongside Egyptian and American officials.

"President Biden and his national security team will continue to remain deeply engaged as we look to free the remaining hostages and sustain and expand the international humanitarian response," the spokesperson said.

An Israeli air force attack helicopter releases flares today while flying over the border with the Gaza Strip.Jack Guez / AFP - Getty Images
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1 years ago / 9:01 AM EST

Three hostages kidnapped by Hamas announced dead

The Hostages and Missing Persons Families Forum announced today that two Israeli men and one woman kidnapped by Hamas have died.

The forum mourned the deaths of Arye Zalmanovich, 86, Ronen Engel, 46, and Maya Goren, 56. All three were both members of kibbutz Nir Oz, an Israeli village near the Gaza border; Zalmanovich was one of the kibbutz's founders.

"Arye was a man of the land his entire life, dealing in agriculture and field crops," the forum said in a statement, describing him as "an educated man with a broad knowledge of history and the land."

Engel was remembered as a "photographer, volunteer paramedic, and motorcycle enthusiast." The forum said his wife and two daughters were kidnapped Oct. 7 and released this week.

Goren was described as a devoted kindergarten teacher who had been "lovingly taking care of the kibbutz’s children for many years." She had four children: Asif, Bar, Gal, and Dekel. Her husband, Avner Goren, 56, was murdered on Oct. 7, the Hostages and Missing Persons Families Forum said.

Ronen Engel. Hostages and Missing Persons Families Forum
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1 years ago / 8:27 AM EST

Scenes of destruction inside Gaza after Israel resumes airstrikes

Rubble, destruction and emergency teams trying desperately to save lives.

That's what an NBC News crew saw in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, just hours after Israel resumed airstrikes following the end of its temporary truce with Hamas this morning.

Emergency personnel and residents were scouring through the mangled debris of a building, looking for anyone who may have been killed or injured.

One person was seen being carried out on a stretcher and loaded into an ambulance as crowds looked on.

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1 years ago / 8:00 AM EST

Why a return to the truce deal may still be possible

TEL AVIV — It is possible that we could see a renewed truce deal struck, given that both sides are expressing a willingness to continue the cease-fire in principle.

Israel still wants the hostages out and Hamas says it is willing to release hostages, but after all-night negotiations the terms of those hostage releases seemingly couldn't be agreed upon.

Israel says that Hamas was stalling, Hamas says it was offering to release the bodies of some hostages who were killed previously and some old men but that Israel rejected that.

They are not disagreeing over the concept of releasing hostages and Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, so it is possible. But now the bombs are falling, the aid has stopped flowing and it is at the very least a setback.

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