Zrarieh Bridge

The Zrarieh Bridge crossed the Litani River in southern Lebanon, linking communities in the South Lebanon Governorate to areas north of the river. The Litani has defined the boundary of Israeli military operations in Lebanon since 1978: UN Security Council Resolution 425 demanded Israeli withdrawal to this line, and Resolution 1701 (2006) required Hezbollah forces to withdraw north of it. Control of Litani crossings carries both military and symbolic weight in every Israeli-Lebanese confrontation.

On 14 March 2026, the Israel Defense Forces destroyed the Zrarieh Bridge, the first publicly acknowledged Israeli strike on Lebanese civilian infrastructure in the current conflict. Israel Katz explicitly framed the strike as pressure strategy, citing "increasing costs through damage to infrastructure and loss of territory." A subsequent wave of airstrikes destroyed at least two further Litani crossings, severing southern Lebanon's last major road links to the north.

The destruction forced 831,000 displaced people to navigate a severed road network. The bridge's targeting marks a deliberate shift in Israeli strategy towards infrastructure attrition, mirroring tactics used in the 2006 Lebanon War but applied FAR earlier and more openly, raising questions about the limits of any future Ceasefire framework under UNSCR 1701.