Israel's occupation of South Lebanon 'way to pressure Lebanese government' over Hezbollah

The Israeli Defence Forces are setting a military zone in south Lebanon of about 30 kilometres between the border and the Litani river. The military also said it had destroyed a bridge across the river overnight, which it says was used by Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah "for transferring weapons, rockets and launchers". FRANCE 24's Noga Tarnopolsky breaks the situation down for us

Localisation: Downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Middle East
Source: France 24 English
Categorie: security
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:40:05 GMT