IDF says it will bomb bridges on Litani River in coming hours

The IDF says it will bomb bridges on the Litani River in the coming hours, warning Lebanese civilians to evacuate north.

“Due to Hezbollah’s activities and the movement of terror operatives to southern Lebanon under the cover of the civilian population, the IDF is forced to carry out extensive and precise strikes against Hezbollah’s terror activities,” says army spokesman Col. Avichay Adraee.

Adraee says that to “prevent the transfer of reinforcements and combat equipment, the IDF intends to attack crossings on the Litani River” in the afternoon.

“For your safety, you must continue moving to the area north of the Zahrani River and refrain from any movement southward that could endanger your lives,” he adds.

The IDF has assessed that just under 1,000 members of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force crossed the Litani River into southern Lebanon to confront Israeli forces carrying out a ground operation.

Last week, the military struck one bridge on the Litani River that it said was being used by Hezbollah as a “key crossing” to move from northern to southern Lebanon.