Beirut: Israeli aircraft launched a strike targeting a cafe near a bridge over the Litani River, Lebanon's National News Agency reported Wednesday. Civil defense teams are currently working to fill a crater near the Qasimia Bridge caused by the strikes. There has been no news of possible casualties.

According to Anadolu Agency, the Israeli military has been focusing on targeting wooden and iron bridges along the river to isolate areas south of the Litani from those to the north. Earlier Wednesday, the Israeli army announced its intention to target bridges over this river, which runs roughly horizontally in southern Lebanon.

In a post on US-based social media company X, Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee issued an 'urgent warning' to Lebanese residents in the south about planned attacks on bridges along the river. He claimed that the Hezbollah group is active in the area, transporting fighters under the guise of civilians to southern Lebanon. Adraee also renewed his warning to residents south of the Zahrani River to evacuate their homes and move north of the river.

Israel expanded its military offensive on Lebanon after the United States and Tel Aviv initiated ongoing attacks on Iran on February 28. On March 2, Hezbollah attacked a military site in northern Israel in response to what it described as continued Israeli attacks on Lebanon despite a ceasefire reached in November 2024, as well as the assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

According to Lebanese authorities, the Israeli offensive on Lebanon has resulted in 912 deaths, including 111 children and 67 women, and injuries to 2,221 others, among them 334 children and 375 women. Over a million people have been displaced due to the conflict. For decades, Israel has occupied Palestinian territories as well as lands in Lebanon and Syria, refusing to withdraw or permit the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.