BEIRUT: Israel announced it was expanding its ground campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon after its military struck a main bridge linking Lebanon’s south to the rest of the country on Sunday.
Israeli forces were ordered to destroy all crossings over Lebanon’s Litani River and to step up the demolition of homes near the southern border.
"The operation against the Hezbollah terrorist organization has only begun... This is a prolonged operation," Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir said on Sunday evening.
"We are now preparing to advance the targeted ground operations and strikes according to an organised plan," he added.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun slammed the destruction of the bridges along with Israel's other strikes on infrastructure in the country's south.
