By Alexander Cornwell and Maya Gebeily TEL AVIV/BEIRUT, March 13 (Reuters) - Israel destroyed a bridge in southern Lebanon on Friday, dropped leaflets in Beirut threatening Gaza-scale devastation and warned of more attacks on the country's infrastructure,

On Friday, two loud booms echoed in Beirut before Israeli leaflets started raining down on residents, spreading captions that evoke Israel's ongoing offensive in Gaza and urge Lebanese residents to share information with Israeli intelligence.

The Lebanese parliament has extended its term by two years due to the U.S.-Israel war with Iran, which has pushed the region into an escalating conflict, and Israel stepped up its attacks on Lebanon.

Lebanese media and authorities report deadly attacks as efforts continue to find a diplomatic solution to the conflict.

When Hezbollah fired rockets into northern Israel, it granted Israel the opening it was waiting for. It’s now seeking to end Hezbollah’s ability to rain rockets down on Israeli communities for good.

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) late on Thursday said that it had struck Hezbollah infrastructure "across Lebanon. " "A short while ago the IDF completed several waves of strikes targeting Hezbollah

By Alexander Cornwell and Maya Gebeily TEL AVIV/BEIRUT, March 13 (Reuters) - Israel warned Lebanon on Friday that it would face further damage to its infrastructure until Iran-backed Hezbollah is disarmed,

The Israeli military said the strikes were part of its ongoing campaign targeting Iran's ballistic missile network and air defence systems in multiple locations across the country

The war is expanding into Lebanon, as an Israeli offensive to dismantle Hezbollah has displaced 800,000 people there, with more than 680 people killed.

More than 800 people in Lebanon have been killed since Israel launched strikes against Iran-backed Hezbollah militants, the Lebanese Health Ministry has said. Hundreds of thousands have also fled their homes since Israel issued mass evacuation orders.