Israel shifted some of its focus from Hamas to Hezbollah, which holds much of the power in parts of southern Lebanon, attacking the militants with exploding pagers, airstrikes and, eventually, an incursion into Lebanon.

Israel shifted some of its focus from Hamas to Hezbollah, which holds much of the power in parts of southern Lebanon and some other areas of the country.

Tehran backs efforts for a ceasefire in Lebanon on the condition it would be backed by Hezbollah and simultaneous with a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araqchi said in Beirut on Friday.

The Islamist group Hamas rejected what it called "a false narrative and fabricated story" about a Yazidi woman Israel said was freed in Gaza in a secret operation involving Israel, the United States and Iraq.

She was returned to her family in Iraq after a complex operation involving the United States, Jordan and others, the Israeli military said.

A 21-year-old Yazidi woman has been rescued from Gaza where she had been held captive by Hamas for years after being trafficked by ISIS.