"Dahiya doctrine": is an Israeli military strategy involving the large-scale destruction of civilian infrastructure, or domicide, to pressure hostile governments. The doctrine was outlined by former Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of General Staff Gadi Eizenkot. Israel colonel Gabi Siboni wrote that Israel "should target economic interests and the centers of civilian power that support the organization". The logic is to harm the civilian population so much that they will then turn against the militants, forcing the enemy to sue for peace.

The doctrine is named after the Dahieh neighborhood (also transliterated as Dahiyeh and Dahiya) of Beirut, where Hezbollah had its headquarters during the 2006 Lebanon War, and which was heavily damaged by the IDF.

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‘Most violent night’: Massive Israeli bombardments shake Lebanon’s capital Lebanese media say Israeli forces carried out more than 30 air raids overnight across Beirut’s southern suburbs. The targets included

• a petrol station
• a hotel near the city’s Rafic Hariri international airport
• TV Al-Manar offices

The number of casualties from the latest Israeli strikes could not be immediately determined.

Israel’s military said it “conducted a series of strikes on a number of weapons storage facilities” and infrastructure, stressing “numerous steps were taken to mitigate the risk of harming civilians”.

Source : Al Jazeera article