The Beiruter

In the second installment of a three-part investigation, The Beiruter traces how political mobilization, Hezbollah’s rise, and decades of war transformed Dahiyeh into one of Lebanon’s most politically charged places.

In the first installment of a three-part investigation, The Beiruter draws on archival records to trace the physical, economic, demographic and linguistic transformations that produced modern Dahiyeh, whose name would later acquire extraordinary political weight.

The reemergence of Israel’s Dahiyeh Doctrine highlights growing calls for harsher deterrence against Hezbollah amid persistent border tensions.