Katz says IDF destroyed two bridges in Lebanon used by Hezbollah to smuggle arms

By Emanuel Fabian

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18 March 2026, 6:19 pm

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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

A picture shows the destroyed Tayr Falsay bridge connecting the villages located south of the Litani with those on the northern side of the river after it was targeted by an Israeli air strike on March 13, 2026. (Kawnat Haju/AFP)

Illustration: A picture shows the destroyed Tayr Falsay bridge connecting the villages located south of the Litani with those on the northern side of the river after it was targeted by an Israeli air strike on March 13, 2026. (Kawnat Haju/AFP)

The IDF struck and destroyed two bridges on the Litani River that were “used to smuggle weapons and send Hezbollah terrorists” to southern Lebanon, Defense Minister Israel Katz says.

He says the strikes are “a direct action against Hezbollah’s use of Lebanon’s state infrastructure to advance terrorist activity.”

“And also a clear message to the Lebanese government: The State of Israel will not allow such a reality,” Katz adds.