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Sunday, March 22, 2026
Israel blows up coastal highway bridge in Lebanon
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The Israeli Air Force struck the Qasmiya Bridge on the Litani River in southern Lebanon a short while ago, hours after warning it would bomb the crossing.
Footage shows the moment the bridge, located on the coastal highway, was struck.
WATCH: Israeli airstrike destroys Qasmiyeh Bridge over the Litani River in southern Lebanon pic.twitter.com/qVP7l5mSfT
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The military said it would strike the bridge to prevent Hezbollah from moving operatives and weapons into southern Lebanon.
Defense Minister Israel Katz said earlier that he had instructed the IDF to “immediately destroy all the bridges over the Litani River that are used for terror activity, to prevent the passage of Hezbollah terrorists and weapons southward.”
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