Thieves in Beirut's Dahieh tied to street poles or hanged

'Exploiting the war and stealing from houses,' read social media posts showing how thieves punished

In recent days, photos and videos have been circulated from Hezbollah's stronghold, Beirut's Dahieh, showing thieves who were caught after looting the property of residents who were displaced from their homes.

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The thieves were hanged or tied to street poles, wounded and bleeding. Passers-by photographed them, uploaded the pictures to social media networks.
"Exploiting the war and stealing from houses in the Al-Rabiri area in Dahieh," read some of the posts.
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עונש לגנבים שנכנסו לדירות של מפונים בביירות
עונש לגנבים שנכנסו לדירות של מפונים בביירות
Amid war, thieves are punished in Beirut

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עונש לגנבים שנכנסו לדירות של מפונים בביירות
עונש לגנבים שנכנסו לדירות של מפונים בביירות
Tied to a street pole
According to some of the social media messages, Hezbollah is responsible for the harsh punishments. The video footage and photos prove the damage to the governance and the chaos that now prevails in Dahieh.
One person posted the thieves' photos and wrote: "They stole property of civilians in Dahieh, after the displacement from the area as a result of the continued Israeli attacks. The collaborators will soon suffer the same fate."
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