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Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese head home as fighting eases

Egyptian Gazette

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June 30, 2026

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Narrative Analysis: Name Calling

BEIRUT, June 30 (Reuters) – Some 400,000 Lebanese uprooted by war have returned to southern Lebanon, with more expected to follow in the coming week, ‌a government minister said on Tuesday, encouraged by a lull in the four-month-long conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. Yet many remain unable to go back. Since March, around 1 million people have been forced [] The post Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese head home as fighting eases appeared first on Egyptian Gazette.

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Utusan Malaysia

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· Jul 2, 2026

400,000 penduduk Lubnan pulang ke rumah

BEIRUT: Kira-kira 400,000 penduduk Lubnan yang melarikan diri akibat perang kembali ke kediaman masing-masing di selatan negara itu walaupun masih diselubungi ketakutan. Lebih ramai turut dijangka pulang dalam tempoh seminggu akan datang susulan konflik selama empat bulan antara Israel dan kumpulan Hizbullah yang semakin reda. Bagaimanapun, Menteri Hal Ehwal Sosial Lubnan, Hanine El Sayed berkata, ... Read more The post 400,000 penduduk Lubnan pulang ke rumah appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

Haaretz

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· Jun 25, 2026

Returning Southern Lebanon residents find rubble where their homes once stood

Almost a million Lebanese remain displaced over fears of continued fighting between Hezbollah and the Israeli military. Those who have returned found neighborhoods wiped out and homes in ruins. 'It's the beginning of a new struggle,' one said

Yemen Press Agency

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· Jun 25, 2026

Breaking |Hezbollah: The Israeli occupation army once again deliberately targeted Lebanese civilians who were on their way to inspect their homes on the Zawtar al-Sharqiya–Mayfadoun road

Breaking |Hezbollah: The Israeli occupation army once again deliberately targeted Lebanese civilians who were on their way to inspect their homes on the Zawtar al-Sharqiya–Mayfadoun road

Al Jazeera

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· Jun 29, 2026

Lebanon’s displaced begin to return home, but some have nowhere to go

Thousands in Lebanon attempt to return home, yet rampant destruction leaves many trapped in displacement centres.

Al-Monitor

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· Jun 30, 2026

Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese head home as fighting eases, many still stranded

By Jana ChoukeirBEIRUT, June 30 (Reuters) - Some 400,000 Lebanese uprooted by war have returned to southern Lebanon, with more expected to follow in the coming week, a government minister said on Tuesday, encouraged by a lull in the four-month-long conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.Yet many remain unable to go back. Since March, around 1 million people have been forced to flee their homes, and large numbers are still in shelters or temporary housing because their homes are destroyed or uninhabitable, said Hanine El Sayed.

Middle East Eye

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· Jun 21, 2026

Israeli attacks kill at least seven in Lebanon's Western Beqaa and Tyre

Israeli attacks kill at least seven in Lebanon's Western Beqaa and Tyre At least seven people were killed in separate Israeli attacks in Lebanon's Western Beqaa and Tyre, according to reports carried by Lebanon's National News Agency. The agency, citing the Lebanese health ministry, said five people were killed in a raid on the town of Sohmor in Western Bekaa, including a child, a woman and two elderly people. In a separate incident, two Palestinian nationals were killed in the Rashidieh area of Tyre, a coastal city in southern Lebanon known as Sour in Arabic, according to the agency. The attacks come amid continuing violence in southern Lebanon despite ongoing diplomatic efforts to preserve the ceasefire and reduce tensions along the border. First responders evacuate a body from the site of an Israeli air strike in the southern Lebanese village of Qennarit on 20 June 2026 (AFP)

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Related coverage for "Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese head home as fighting eases": Utusan Malaysia — 400,000 penduduk Lubnan pulang ke rumah. Haaretz — Returning Southern Lebanon residents find rubble where their homes once stood. Yemen Press Agency — Breaking |Hezbollah: The Israeli occupation army once again deliberately targeted Lebanese civilians who were on their way to inspect their homes on the Zawtar al-Sharqiya–Mayfadoun road. Al Jazeera — Lebanon’s displaced begin to return home, but some have nowhere to go. Al-Monitor — Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese head home as fighting eases, many still stranded. Middle East Eye — Israeli attacks kill at least seven in Lebanon's Western Beqaa and Tyre