Southern Lebanon has witnessed a dangerous escalation following an Israeli airstrike on the vital Kassemieh Bridge located on the coastal highway north of the city of Sidon.
Beirut: "Al-Khaleej", agencies — Israeli air, land, and sea strikes continued yesterday, Sunday, across various areas of Lebanon, amid intensifying fighting in the south, as Israel prepares for a possible ground invasion of the region. After the Israeli army began demolishing homes in border villages and destroyed the Kassemieh Bridge on the Litani River, per instructions from Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Hezbollah intensified its rocket fire on Israeli settlements and troop concentrations, resulting in one Israeli soldier killed and another injured in Upper Galilee. Meanwhile, the Lebanese president stated that the targeting of infrastructure in the south paves the way for a ground invasion, even as heavy rains have worsened the plight of displaced persons who...