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Lebanese return to war-ruined homes

Displaced Lebanese families are returning to southern Lebanon to find their homes and communities destroyed by the recent war.

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Southern Lebanon
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Friday, 17 April 2026 at 16:45 UTC
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Tens of thousands of displaced Lebanese are returning to their homes in southern Lebanon following the ceasefire with Israel, but they are encountering widespread destruction. Children leaned out of cars flashing victory signs as families crossed makeshift bridges, but their joy is mixed with the horror of finding bombed-out ruins and facing hard times ahead. The return highlights the immense human and infrastructural cost of the conflict, even as a fragile truce holds.
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17 AprOur Wars, Today

Reuters report adds specific imagery of children flashing victory signs and details the emotional mix of joy and horror upon seeing the destruction.

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