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Israel Orders Destruction of All Litani River Bridges in Lebanon
Israel has destroyed multiple bridges and accelerated home demolitions near the border to disrupt Hezbollah's operations, with over 1,000 killed and more than 1 million displaced, Lebanon's Health Ministry said.
- The Israeli military ordered evacuation south of the Litani River and indicated plans to blow up bridges across the Litani in southern Lebanon.
- Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the operation aims to remove threats and protect northern residents, warning evacuees won't return until safety is guaranteed.
- More than 1,000 people have been killed since March 2, including 118 children and health workers; healthcare workers and hospitals in southern Lebanon and Beirut face closures and attacks, displacing over one million civilians.
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Israel and Hezbollah are carrying out attacks on each other. This has led to over a thousand deaths and more than a million people displaced in Lebanon.
Israel strikes key bridge in south Lebanon, stoking fears of ground invasion
Israeli forces destroyed bridges they said were used by Hezbollah to cross the key Litani river, north of the border. The attack has sparked concern that a large-scale Israeli ground invasion could be in the works, with the Lebanese president calling the bombing 'collective punishment' and 'a flagrant violation of sovereignty'. FRANCE 24's Claire Paccalin tells us more from one of the destroyed bridges in Qâsmiyé.
On Monday, the Government of Spain expressed its “strongest condemnation” for the statements of Israeli authorities according to which the Israeli Army has been ordered to destroy all bridges over the Litani River as well as Lebanese civilian dwellings in neighbouring villages, in what the Executive of Pedro Sánchez believes to be a “flagrant and premeditated violation of international humanitarian law.” Continue reading...
After the evacuation notice and the order of the Minister of Defense Katz
Israeli war on Lebanon escalates with announcement of ground operations
• IDF ordered to destroy all bridges over Litani River• Key Qasmiyeh bridge near Tyre damaged in strikes• Lebanese President Joseph Aoun condemns attacks, calling them a ‘prelude to a ground invasion’ BEIRUT: The Israeli military on Sunday announced it was expanding its ground campaign in Lebanon, warning of a lengthy operation, after Beirut condemned what it called Israel’s flagrant violations of Lebanese sovereignty. Israel struck a main bridg…
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