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Israel strikes near Lebanon’s Qaraoun dam as war intensifies: What to know
Israel strikes near Lebanon’s Qaraoun dam as war intensifies: What to know
The strikes near the large water reservoir follow pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to up attacks on Hezbollah in response to rocket fire and a rising death toll in Lebanon.
Adam Lucente
May 26, 2026
A partial view shows a drainage vacuum hole on the lake of Qaraoun in Lebanon's southern Beqaa Valley on April 5, 2019. — JOSEPH EID/AFP via Getty Images
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The Israeli military carried out strikes near a major dam in Lebanon on Tuesday, authorities and local media said, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that operations in the country are “intensifying.”
What happened: The Litani River Authority said that the perimeter of the dam in Qaraoun was subjected to “repeated attacks” on Tuesday, adding that roads leading to the structure, as well as associated facilities, were targeted.
“Any direct or indirect targeting of the Qaraoun dam or its facilities may lead to catastrophic risks,” the authority said, the official National News Agency reported.
The dam, officially........
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