Why Israel targets Beirut’s Dahiyeh and what the suburb means to Lebanon

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Israel targets Beirut's Dahiyeh suburb, a densely populated area shaped by migration and displacement, which has become a significant political and social space. This suburb, historically neglected and a refuge for the marginalized, is now a focal point of conflict due to its association with Hezbollah and the Israeli "Dahiyeh Doctrine" of overwhelming force.

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Dahiyeh's story is not only about Hezbollah or Israel. It is about how it came to embody Lebanon’s deepest inequalities.

Why Israel targets Beirut’s Dahiyeh and what the suburb means to Lebanon

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