Israeli attacks destroy key bridge linking southern Lebanon with rest of country

ISRAEL: Israeli air strikes destroy a key bridge linking southern Lebanon with the rest of the country.

Lebanese state media says the Qasmiyeh bridge was hit by two successive attacks. Israel says it’s targeting Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will speak to the Lebanese President Joseph Aoun today, an Israeli minister says.

Lebanon earlier cast doubt on Donald Trump’s claim that the leaders were due to hold talks.

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Towns and villages across southern Lebanon are being levelled by Israeli demolitions, BBC Verify analysis shows

Meanwhile, the US says it has turned round 10 ships in its naval blockade of Iranian ports.

With more US-Iran talks possible, both sides are looking for off-ramps, writes our security correspondent Frank Gardner.