Thousands of people have fled Lebanon for Syria since the escalation (Image: Getty)
An Israeli airstrike has cut a highway linking two neighbouring countries – as fears of a regional war in the Middle East continue to rise.
On Friday, an IDF airstrike cut off a main highway linking with , leaving two huge craters on either side of the road.
The strike left the road unusable for car users, forcing people attempting to flee Lebanon and the escalating conflict to cross the Masnaa Border Crossing into Syria on foot.
Thousands of Lebanese people have taken the route in recent weeks, following Israeli operations against the powerful militia in the country’s south.
In recent weeks has launched strikes against them, including remotely blowing up thousands of pagers and other communication equipment and assassinating key figures in the group,
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People are continuing to flee into Syria on foot (Image: Getty)
Hezbollah, which is backed by ‘s regional rival , has been firing rockets into northern since October 8, 2023 – one day after the Hamas attack on southern on October 7 that left more than 1,100 Israelis dead and triggered the
Tens of thousands of Israelis in the north of the country have left their homes as a result of the Hezbollah attacks.
began a ground incursion into Lebanon on Tuesday, while continuing strikes in Gaza.
The Israeli military in southern Lebanon.
Nearly 2,000 people have been killed in Lebanon since the war in Gaza started, most of them since September 23, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.
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Israel has stepped up attacks in Lebanon in recent days (Image: Getty)
Elsewhere in the country on Friday, a hospital in southern Lebanon said it had been shelled by Israeli forces after being warned to evacuate.
The statement from Salah Ghandour Hospital in the town of Bint Jbeil said the attack “resulted in nine members of the medical and nursing staff being injured, most of them seriously,” while most of the medical staff were evacuated.
A day earlier, the World Health Organization said 28 health workers in Lebanon had been killed in the past 24 hours.
On Friday, the Israeli military alleged rescue vehicles were being used by Hezbollah to transport militants and weapons.