Displaced residents drive past a damaged building as they return temporarily to inspect their homes, after a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, April 17, 2026. —Reuters
Displaced residents drive past a damaged building as they return temporarily to inspect their homes, after a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, April 17, 2026. —Reuters
People ride past damaged buildings as displaced people make their way to return to their homes after a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, at the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, April 17, 2026. —Reuters
People ride past damaged buildings as displaced people make their way to return to their homes after a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, at the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, April 17, 2026. —Reuters
A boy shows victory sign from a vehicle as displaced people make their way back to their homes crossing the bridge linking southern Lebanon to the rest of the country, which was hit earlier in an Israeli strike, after a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, in Qasmiyeh, Lebanon, April 17, 2026. —Reuters
A boy shows victory sign from a vehicle as displaced people make their way back to their homes crossing the bridge linking southern Lebanon to the rest of the country, which was hit earlier in an Israeli strike, after a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, in Qasmiyeh, Lebanon, April 17, 2026. —Reuters
A displaced woman packs her belongings as people prepare to return to their homes after a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, in Beirut, Lebanon, April 17, 2026. —Reuters
A displaced woman packs her belongings as people prepare to return to their homes after a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, in Beirut, Lebanon, April 17, 2026. —Reuters

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