US EditionIsrael Launches Strikes as Lebanon Warns of Invasion
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun condemned Israeli strikes on key bridges used by Hezbollah, warning they signal a wider ground invasion amid over 1,000 deaths and one million displaced in conflict.
- On march 22, 2026, an Israeli airstrike partly destroyed the Qasmiya Bridge near Tyre, Lebanon, and Joseph Aoun warned, 'These attacks represent a dangerous escalation and flagrant violation of Lebanon's sovereignty and are considered a prelude to a ground invasion'.
- After fighting resumed on March 2, Hezbollah fired rockets into Israel in response to the US-Israeli joint offensive that killed over 1,300 people since Feb. 28.
- Israel's defence leadership ordered immediate destruction of all bridges over the Litani River used for terrorist activity and directed accelerated demolition of Lebanese houses in contact villages.
- Authorities report the human cost has grown, with 1,029 dead, more than one million displaced, and 2,786 injured since the conflict began earlier this month.
- President Aoun urged the UN to act immediately and warned that silence encourages violations, while Eyal Zamir said operations would continue as forces prepare to advance ground strikes.
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Israel’s war on Lebanon intensifies amid growing fears of an invasion
Israel has intensified operations in southern Lebanon, targeting key infrastructure including bridges on the Litani River as deadly fighting with Hezbollah ramps up. Lebanon’s President warns of possible Israeli invasion, urging international action. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military to “immediately” strike bridges over the Litani River in southern Lebanon, according to Israeli […] The post Israel’s war on Lebanon in…
Joseph Aoun condemns the Israeli attacks on the Litani bridges as an attempt to disrupt "the...
President Joseph Aoun stated on Sunday that the attacks launched by the Israeli forces in southern Lebanon "are a dangerous climb and a ghastly violation of sovereignty" of the country, stating that Lebanese officials have long warned Lebanese officials, through diplomatic channels, about the possibility of an Israeli invasion, transmits CNN. The response of the Lebanese President comes in the context of which, however, ...
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