Israel launches strikes on Lebanon as Middle East conflict escalates.

Israel estimates it has eliminated about 30 senior Hezbollah leaders in recent weeks, including Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed Friday in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, U.S. and Israeli officials said.

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September 29, 9:19 p.m.

IDF confirms new attacks against Hezbollah targets

The Israeli military said it carried out an operation against other Hezbollah targets early Monday morning local time.

The Israeli Air Force attacked targets in the Bekaa region of Lebanon, the Israeli military said in a statement.

The targets included launchers and buildings where the IDF said weapons were held.

The Israeli Air Force has also attacked what it considers to be military buildings in southern Lebanon.

-ABC News Will Gretsky

September 29, 5:51 p.m.

At least 105 people killed in Lebanon on Sunday (Health Ministry)

The death toll in Lebanon following Israeli airstrikes on Sunday rose to 105, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.

Nearly 360 people were injured in the strikes, the ministry said.

The strikes took place in southern Lebanon, in the Bekaa, in Baalbek-Hermel and in the southern suburbs of Beirut (Dahieh), according to the ministry.

September 29, 5:19 p.m.

Netanyahu announces that his former rival Gideon Saar has joined the Israeli cabinet

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has named opposition lawmaker Gideon Sa’ar to join his cabinet, the politicians announced in a joint statement on Sunday.

Saar will serve in the Security Cabinet, according to Netanyahu.

“I appreciate the fact that Gideon Saar responded to my request and agreed today to return to the government,” Netanyahu said, noting that the leaders put aside their disagreements.

“We will work together and I intend to use it in forums that influence the conduct of the war,” Netanyahu added.

Saar was once a member of Netanyahu’s Likud party but defected after an unsuccessful bid for party leadership. He formed his own party in 2020 called New Hope.

“I am joining the government at this stage without a coalition agreement – ​​but with an orderly worldview and a strong patriotic attitude towards our people,” Saar said in the joint statement.