US EditionIsrael Strikes Main Bridge in South Lebanon, Orders Destruction of Homes Near Border
Israel targets key river crossings and accelerates home demolitions to disrupt Hezbollah's movements and create buffer zones near its northern border.
- On March 22, 2026, Israel struck a main bridge linking Lebanon's south to the rest of the country and Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered destruction of all Litani River crossings and accelerated home demolitions near the border.
- After Hezbollah fired into Israeli territory on March 2, 2026, Katz warned earlier this month that Lebanon would face infrastructure damage unless Hezbollah was disarmed, while the Lebanese government outlawed Hezbollah military activity.
- An Israeli civilian was killed near the border, and two soldiers have died in fighting, while Lebanon's health ministry reports more than 1,000 killed, including nearly 120 children, 80 women and 40 medical personnel.
- Human Rights Watch researcher Ramzi Kaiss warned, 'If all these bridges are struck, and the region that is south of the Litani becomes isolated from the rest of the country, then the civilian harm is going to be so immense that you have a humanitarian catastrophe as people still living in the south won't be able to access food, medicine and other basic needs', and the U.N. human rights chief has criticised attacks on civilian infrastructure.
- Katz framed the demolitions as following a Gaza-style buffer-zone model, the military says it targets Hezbollah with ground raids to protect northern Israeli residents, and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot expressed reservations about a ground operation during a Friday meeting with Gideon Saar.
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Israel strikes main south Lebanon bridge and orders destruction of homes
Lebanon's prime minister has claimed Israeli attacks on bridges over the Litani river in the south are a "dangerous escalation" and could be a "prelude to a full scale ground invasion". Israel said it had attacked routes used by Hezbollah.
The Israeli army has destroyed a major bridge connecting southern Lebanon to other regions and is accelerating the demolition of Lebanese homes along the border, claiming it is to eliminate Israeli threats to communities.
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The Straits TimesIsrael strikes main bridge in south Lebanon, orders destruction of homes near border
Israel's approach is similar to its model used in Beit Hanoun and Rafah in Gaza, where the military created buffer zones by clearing and demolishing buildings near the border.
Defense minister says Israel will flatten homes in Lebanese border villages
The IDF said Sunday it intends to strike the Qasmiyeh Bridge – a key coastal highway crossing into the southern city of Tyre – which would effectively cut off Tyre and much of south Lebanon
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