The UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday said the war in the Middle East, involving both Israel and Hezbollah, had caused immense suffering for the Lebanese people.

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday said the war in the Middle East, involving both Israel and Hezbollah, had caused immense suffering for the Lebanese people.

BEIRUT (March 13): UN chief Antonio Guterres called on Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah to “stop the war” at the start of a visit to Beirut on Friday, as Israel expanded its strikes across the country. Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war last week when Hezbollah attacked Israel in response to the killing ofRead More

Striking the bridge was necessary to remove a threat to Israeli civilians, the Israeli military said. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Israeli military said it carried out an air strike on ​a bridge in southern Lebanon on Friday, in what appeared to be the first time in the current campaign against Hezbollah that it acknowledged attacking civilian infrastructure. The military said the Zrariyeh bridge, which crosses the Litani River, was ​used by ‌Hezbollah militants moving between northern and southern Lebanon, but provided no evidence to support ⁠the claim.

The Lebanese government pushed for a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, citing the number of civilians displaced from southern Lebanon.

The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health confirmed Friday that the number of children killed in Israeli strikes has surpassed 100 since the recent escalation began on March 2. According to a report by the Associated Press, the ministry’s latest data shows at least 103 children have died, while child injuries have risen to 326. 🌎 Israel-Hezbollah Conflict: Over 100 Children Killed in Lebanon as Israeli Strikes Intensify.