The Israeli military ​said that the Zrariyeh bridge, which spans the ​Litani River, was targeted because it was a ⁠key crossing used by Hezbollah militants moving between ​northern and southern Lebanon, but provided no evidence to ​support the claim.

It also said Hezbollah militants had positioned launchers near the bridge and carried out attacks on Israel from the area.

Striking ​the bridge was necessary to remove a threat ​to Israeli civilians, the military said in a statement.

Earlier in the ‌day, ⁠Lebanon’s state media reported that a drone struck a residential apartment in Beirut’s Burj Hammoud district on the northern outskirts of the Lebanese capital on Friday.

It is ​the first time ​the area ⁠has been targeted.

Israel’s military has carried out daily strikes this week on Lebanon in ​an offensive against Tehran-backed Hezbollah after it ​launched ⁠attacks on Israel on March 2 to avenge the killing of Iran’s supreme leader at the start of the ⁠US-Israeli war ​on Iran.