Israel Bombs Lebanon Bridges, UN Criticizes

0:00On March 22nd, Israel's Defense Minister has ordered the military to take down every bridge over Lebanon's Lattani River and speed up the demolition of. Homes and villages right along the border. The goal is to create a buffer zone and stop Hezbollah fighters from pushing south with their weapons. This ramps up after a launch from Lebanon killed the first Israeli civilian in the current conflict, caught in his car near the border. Two Israeli soldiers have also died in southern Lebanon clashes. Such moves draw fire under international law, which bans hitting civilian sites like bridges and homes. The United Nations Human Rights Chief has slammed Israel's broad evacuation orders and infrastructure strikes. Israel kicked off heavy bombing in southern Lebanon and Beirut areas to target Hezbollah, which fired back after Israel took out Iran's top leader. These are already blue three Lattani bridges, starting March 13th and ran ground raids on militant hideouts. Over 1,000 Lebanese have died so far, with hundreds of thousands forced from their homes.

1:05Both sides leaders push for talks to disarm threats and end the border fight for good. That's the story for today, Global News Today, driven by AI.