Israel's military objective?

(apologies for earlier posting an unedited draft)

If this article is true . . .

Elimination of Hezbollah the ultimate goal
By Nicholas Kralev
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
July 19, 2006

Israel's military operation in Lebanon is designed to cripple Hezbollah by destroying its headquarters, weapons stockpiles and supply network, and eventually eliminating the militant group, Israeli officials and analysts said yesterday.

. . . then explain this article from Lebanon's Daily Star newspaper . . .

Latest targets of air blitz: milk and medicine

By Lysandra Ohrstrom
Daily Star staff
Wednesday, July 19, 2006

BEIRUT: Israel switched gears in its military campaign against Lebanon Monday and Tuesday, launching a series of debilitating air strikes against privately owned factories throughout the country and dealing a devastating blow to an economy already paralyzed by a week of hits on residential areas and crucial infrastructure.

The production facilities of at least five companies in key industrial sectors - including the country's largest dairy farm, Liban Lait; a paper mill; a packaging firm and a pharmaceutical plant - have been disabled or completely destroyed. Industry insiders say the losses will cripple the economy for decades to come.

"I think the picture will be much worse than we can possible imagine when the whole thing ends, but the direct damage from yesterday's attacks to the industrial sector alone will take years to recover from," said Wajid al-Bisri, the vice-president of the Lebanese Association of Industrialists (LAI).

How does destroying Lebanon's economy undermine Hezbollah? It's a political and terrorist movement that flourishes on misery and dissatisfaction.