Israel-Gaza updates: Missile fired from Yemen lands in Israel
Netanyahu vowed to inflict a high price on the Yemeni group.
As the Israel-Hamas war continues, the latest round of cease-fire discussions appears to have reached an impasse.
Meanwhile, after six hostages were found dead in Gaza, protests erupted in Israel. Protesters have lashed out at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and demanded the government bring the hostages home.
Latest headlines:
- Israel now says Houthi missile was hit by interceptor
- IDF: 'High probability' 3 hostages were killed by Israeli airstrike in November
- Houthis claim 'hypersonic missile' attack on Israel
- IDF has not found any operational smuggling tunnels in Rafah
- WHO leads largest medical evacuation from Gaza since October 2023
Two Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza helicopter crash
Two Israeli soldiers were killed and seven injured were injured in a helicopter crash in southern Gaza on Tuesday night, the Israel Defense Forces said.
The helicopter "was on a mission to evacuate an injured soldier to a hospital for medical treatment," but "crashed while landing in the Rafah area" in the south of the territory, the IDF wrote on X.
"An initial inquiry conducted indicates that the crash was not caused by enemy fire," the force said. "The cause of the crash is still under investigation."
Seven other troops were "injured to varying degrees, the IDF said. They have been hospitalized for treatment.
Israeli Air Force commander, Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar, appointed an investigative committee to probe the incident, the IDF added.
-ABC News' Jordana Miller
Israel hits dozens of Hezbollah targets in Lebanon
Israeli warplanes "struck approximately 30 Hezbollah launchers and terror infrastructure sites which posed a threat to Israeli civilians" in southern Lebanon overnight, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Wednesday.
The strikes occurred in the areas of Jibbain, Naqoura, Deir Seryan and Zibqin, the IDF said. Israeli artillery also hit the area of Al-Dahira.
-ABC News' Jordana Miller
Suspect killed after West Bank 'ramming attack,' IDF says
One person was critically injured in an alleged ramming attack near an Israeli settlement in the West Bank on Wednesday.
The Israel Defense Forces said that the "terrorist" attacker "was neutralized at the scene." The incident occurred at the Givat Asaf junction, close to the Israeli settlement of Beit El.
Magen David Adom -- Israel's emergency service -- said its responders were "treating a male about 20 years old in critical condition."
The MDA said on social media that the victim was hit by a "fuel tanker."
-ABC News' Jordana Miller
Death toll in Gaza surpasses 41,000: Gaza Ministry of Health
The death toll in Gaza has passed 41,000 as of Tuesday, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health.
The ministry reported that 41,020 people have died and 94,925 have been injured since Israel launched its war against Hamas in Gaza on Oct. 8, 2023, following the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks.
That figure does not distinguish between civilians and combatants.