Aoun warns bridge strike could herald ground invasion
Lebanon’s President Aoun calls Israel’s strike on the Qasmiyeh Bridge a prelude to a ground invasion as Israel’s campaign against Hezbollah escalates; Israeli officials say the operation has only begun and will be prolonged, with cross-border strikes and civilian infrastructure damage amid mounting casualties (four dead in the latest strikes; over 1,000 killed and more than a million displaced in nearly three weeks of fighting).