{"id":1002,"date":"2026-02-02T19:21:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T12:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/al-ahwaz.com\/?p=1002"},"modified":"2026-02-02T19:21:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T12:21:45","slug":"lebanon-64000-displaced-one-year-after-hezbollah-israel-truce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/al-ahwaz.com\/?p=1002","title":{"rendered":"Lebanon: 64,000+ Displaced One Year After Hezbollah-Israel Truce","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"

More than a year after a ceasefire ended large-scale hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, tens of thousands of b<\/a> remain unable to return to their homes, citing ongoing insecurity, destroyed villages, and inadequate support for reconstruction.<\/p>\n

Ali, whose full name is withheld for security reasons, once lived in Haddatha, a farming village in Lebanon\u2019s southern Bint Jbeil district, just 12 kilometres from the Israeli border. Life there revolved around agriculture and the surrounding landscape \u2014 until Israel\u2019s assault upended everything.<\/p>\n

In September 2024, a wave of explosions struck Lebanon when thousands of pagers detonated almost simultaneously, killing at least nine people and injuring about 3,000, including Iran\u2019s ambassador to Lebanon. Hospitals were overwhelmed.<\/p>\n

Less than a week later, Israel intensified its attacks across southern Lebanon. Nearly 600 people were killed in a single day \u2014 the deadliest since the end of Lebanon\u2019s civil war in 1990 \u2014 and more than one million people were displaced.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur house was destroyed,\u201d Ali told Al Jazeera<\/span><\/span><\/strong>. He fled north to Burj Qalaway, around 20 kilometres from his village. Despite the ceasefire, he has not been able to return.<\/p>\n

Ceasefire Without Safety<\/h4>\n

A ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel took effect on November 27, 2024, ending over a year of cross-border exchanges and a two-month Israeli escalation that devastated civilian infrastructure and killed thousands, most of them civilians.<\/p>\n

The agreement called for an end to attacks, Hezbollah\u2019s withdrawal north of the Litani River, and the pullout of Israeli forces that entered southern Lebanon in October. However, residents say those conditions were never fully met.<\/p>\n

Israeli forces continue to occupy five positions inside Lebanese territory, and during the ceasefire period, several villages were levelled. The Lebanese government has recorded more than 2,000 Israeli violations of the truce in the first three months of 2025 alone.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe south is not safe,\u201d Ali said. \u201cI\u2019m scared I could be walking down the street and an air strike hits a car nearby.\u201d<\/p>\n

While hundreds of thousands returned to their villages on the first day of the ceasefire, many later found it impossible to stay. According to International Organization for Migration<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a>, more than 64,000 people were still internally displaced as of October 2025.<\/p>\n

\"Lebanon:<\/p>\n

Villages Reduced to Rubble<\/h4>\n

Some displaced families remain barred from returning because their homes lie near the border, where Israeli troops still control large areas using drones, shelling and air raids. Since the ceasefire, more than 330 people have been killed in Lebanon, including at least 127 civilians.<\/p>\n

Melina, a resident of the border village of Odaisseh, told Al Jazeera she has not returned home since fleeing during the war.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t bring myself to see our house,\u201d she said. \u201cIt was completely destroyed. The entire village was wiped out.\u201d<\/p>\n

She said travel in the area remains dangerous without a Lebanese army escort. \u201cYou could be shot at at any moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ali now runs a small market in Burj Qalaway, but the income barely covers daily needs. Rebuilding his home feels impossible, particularly as Israel has targeted reconstruction equipment in the south.<\/p>\n

In a December 2025 report, Human Rights Watch<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a> said Israeli forces had struck machinery and facilities linked to rebuilding efforts, making it harder for residents to return.<\/p>\n

Life After the Bombs<\/h4>\n

Ramez, another displaced resident, was at home in Haret Hreik \u2014 a southern suburb of Beirut known as Dahiyeh \u2014 when Israeli strikes hit the area on July 30, 2024.<\/p>\n

\u201cI heard explosion after explosion,\u201d he said. Moments later, a neighbouring building collapsed after Israel killed Fuad Shukr, a senior Hezbollah commander.<\/p>\n

\u201cI couldn\u2019t see two centimetres in front of me,\u201d Ramez recalled, describing the dust and smoke. His family survived, but their home was badly damaged.<\/p>\n

After the war, Ramez\u2019s family paid for most repairs themselves. They received a one-time payment of 30 million Lebanese pounds \u2014 just over $330 \u2014 from the state. Hezbollah sent engineers to assess the damage and initially provided some compensation, but many residents say payments were limited or undervalued.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were very stingy,\u201d Ramez said. \u201cThey wanted us to accept much less than the damage was worth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Strained Aid and Deepening Crisis<\/h4>\n

Aid from both the Lebanese state and Hezbollah has been inconsistent. Hezbollah\u2019s financial capacity has been weakened by leadership losses during the war, including the killing of longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah, as well as the fall of Syria\u2019s Bashar al-Assad, which disrupted supply routes from Iran.<\/p>\n

Lebanon\u2019s broader economic collapse has only worsened conditions. The country is now nearly seven years into one of the most severe economic crises in over 150 years, according to the World Bank. The currency has lost more than 90 percent of its value, savings remain frozen, and reconstruction costs are out of reach for many families.<\/p>\n

For those still displaced, the ceasefire has not brought peace.<\/p>\n

\u201cWar is the most terrible thing,\u201d Ali said. \u201cEven when the bombs stop, the suffering doesn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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