Israeli army hits bridges, homes in Southern Lebanon amid escalating West Asia tensions

The Israeli army struck Qasmiyeh Bridge, which crosses the Litani River in southern Lebanon, on Sunday (March 22), following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran. The strike comes after Israel's military was ordered to destroy all bridges over Lebanon's Litani River and to step up the demolition of Lebanese homes near the Israeli border, the country's defense minister said on Sunday. Earlier, an Israeli was killed in his car near the border with Lebanon after what the military described as a "launch" from Lebanese territory. It was the first Israeli civilian death linked to fire from Lebanon in the current war. Two Israeli soldiers have also been killed in fighting in southern Lebanon.