The Lebanese civilians most devastated by the Israel-Hezbollah war are Shiite Muslims, and many of them believe they are being unfairly punished because they share a religious identity with Hezbollah militants and often live in the same areas.
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FILE - Rescuers search for survivors after an Israeli airstrike in Baalchmay village east of Beirut, Lebanon, on Nov. 12, 2024. FILE - People check a damaged building at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Choueifat, south east of Beirut, on Sept. 28, 2024. FILE - Paramedics stand next to the coffins of people who were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Barja, during their funeral procession in Tyre, southern Lebanon, on Nov. 7, 2024. FILE - A man flashes the victory sign as he holds up a Hezbollah flag while standing on the ruins of his apartment after an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon, on Nov. 1, 2024.
“Lebanese Shias are being collectively punished. Their urban areas are being destroyed, and their cultural monuments and building are being destroyed,” said Mohanad Hage Ali, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut. One commonly cited example is the so-called Dahiyeh doctrine, which was first espoused by Israeli generals during the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war. It is a reference to the southern suburbs of Beirut where Hezbollah is headquartered and where entire residential blocks, bridges and shopping compounds were destroyed in both wars. Israel says Hezbollah hides weapons and fighters in such areas, turning them into legitimate military targets.
Many Lebanese, including some Shiites, blame Hezbollah for their suffering, while also decrying Israel’s bombardments. Hezbollah began firing rockets into Israel last year the day after Hamas attacked Israel and started the war in Gaza; this went against the group's promises to use its weapons only to defend Lebanon.
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