JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<a href="/link.php?destination=1" target="_blank">
    <img src="/image.jpg">
    <span>link text</span>
</a>

JavaScript

document.querySelector('a').addEventListener('click', function(e) {    
    var tre = e.currentTarget.href || '';
    if( tre.indexOf("link.php") > -1) {
        alert('it worked');
    }
}, false);