An Israeli airstrike has cut off a main highway linking Lebanon with Syria, leaving two huge craters on either side of the road. The airstrike Friday rendered the road unusable for cars, leaving people to go on foot to the Masnaa Border Crossing where tens of thousands of people fleeing war in Lebanon have crossed into Syria in the past two weeks.

The recent strike that cut off the Masnaa border crossing is the first instance of this crucial route being blocked since the conflict erupted. According to Lebanese General Security, over 256,000 Syrian nationals and approximately 82,