Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich again called on the prime minister to authorize the demolition of buildings in Beirut's Dahiyeh district immediately, according to a statement he posted. This is his second appeal within hours; he previously made the same demand Monday evening. Smotrich's remarks are a political call to action, not a confirmed military order.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich repeated his call on Tuesday morning for the immediate demolition of buildings in Beirut's Dahiyeh district, posting a short statement that reads: "Smotrich: bring down buildings in Dahiyeh today." The statement, posted to social media, does not specify which buildings or provide a military rationale.
This follows a similar appeal he made Monday evening, in which he vowed ten buildings would fall for every shot fired toward the north. As The Zioneer reported earlier, that initial call was framed as a policy demand directed at the prime minister. Tuesday's statement is more terse and omits the earlier threat ratio — suggesting Smotrich is pressing for action without the conditional framing.
Smotrich, who oversees the Civil Administration in the West Bank, has no direct authority over military operations in Lebanon. No IDF or cabinet response to his call has been reported. The statement remains a political declaration, not a confirmed operational directive.
2 developments
- ConfirmedSmotrich calls on PM to apply 'Dahiyeh Doctrine' and bring down buildings in Beirut today
- StrongIsraeli ministers demand Netanyahu strike Hezbollah's Dahiyeh stronghold
- DevelopingDefense Minister Katz repeats Dahiyeh deterrence warning to Hezbollah in social-media post
- DevelopingSmotrich calls for massive Lebanon response instead of tit-for-tat with Iran
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