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Egypt slams Israel’s strikes on Lebanon’s infrastructure

23 March 2026 11:24 GMT

Egypt’s foreign ministry denounced "the deliberate destruction of infrastructure in Lebanon" in a statement, saying that it represents "a blatant Israeli policy of collective punishment."

The ministry also criticised Israel’s “systemic and deliberate” strikes, including on bridges on the Litani River in south Lebanon.

Two men stand gazing into the crater the day after an Israeli airstrike targeted the Qasmiyeh Bridge, located on a main highway linking villages in the Tyre district with others farther north, in southern Lebanon on March 23, 2026. — Two men stand gazing into the crater the day after an Israeli strike targeted the Qasmiyeh Bridge, located on a main highway linking villages in the Tyre district with others farther north, in southern Lebanon on 23 March, 2026. (AFP)