BEIRUT: Israel’s systematic targeting of bridges over the Litani River marks a significant escalation in its military campaign in Lebanon, which is shifting from airstrikes and evacuation warnings to the deliberate severing of southern Lebanon from the rest of the country. Lebanese officials and military sources believe the strikes on key crossings linking areas north and south of the Litani were aimed at creating a geographic divide that would isolate large parts of the south, disrupt aid and relief operations and restrict movement across the region.

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…

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday that the military will take control of south Lebanon all the way to the Litani river. “All five bridges over the Litani that…

BEIRUT: Israel’s systematic targeting of bridges over the Litani River marks a significant escalation in its military campaign in Lebanon, which is shifting from airstrikes and…