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Israel’s Military Campaign Leaves Lebanon’s Litani River Region Isolated

Human Rights Watch, a prominent New York-based human rights advocacy group, has documented a series of devastating attacks by Israeli forces on bridges spanning the Litani River and its tributary, resulting in the destruction of eight out of nine key crossings between southern Lebanon and the rest of the country.

A thorough examination of the attacks, which took place between March 12 and April 8, revealed that Israeli forces deliberately targeted and severely damaged all major bridges connecting areas south of the Litani River to the rest of the country, leaving only one operational crossing, the Qasmieh Bridge, intact.

HRW’s investigation, which included analysis of online videos and photographs, showed the moment three of the bridges were struck, as well as the aftermath of the strikes on the nine bridges and the road leading to Al-Khardali bridge.

The Israeli government’s long-standing threat to invade Lebanon up to the Litani River has been echoed by far-right Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich, who has described the river as the “new Israeli border”.

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