At the scene of Israeli strike in the heart of Beirut Israeli air strikes have destroyed two bridges over the Litani River linking southern Lebanon with the rest of the country, the military says. It comes hours after the Israeli military said it would target crossings it alleged were being used by the Hezbollah armed group to move fighters and weapons.

Amid regular Israeli strikes, officials in Lebanon are working around the clock to keep the country's only international airport open.

Ground operation targeting Hezbollah widens a regional war and threatens to strain Israel’s military resources.

With airstrikes rocking Beirut and Israeli troops advancing against Hezbollah, Lebanon’s government has broken a taboo by proposing the first direct talks with Israel in decades. But Lebanese officials say they want the fighting to end first — and it might be too late for that.

Salam Issa Rida, 43, poses for a video at Camille Chamoun Stadium, where she is sheltering with her family, in Beirut, Lebanon, March 14, 2026. REUTERS/Emilie Madi . Earlier that

Expelling people from their homes under the pretext of protecting their lives is a war crime,” Tarek Mitri told ITV News' International Editor Emma Murphy.

The war is expanding into Lebanon, as an Israeli offensive to dismantle Hezbollah has displaced 800,000 people there, with more than 680 people killed.

One expert told Newsweek of "not only military risks but political and communal ones" if the Lebanese Army confronts Hezbollah.