Lebanese people have started to return to their homes after the ceasefire.

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The "controlled" clashes that began between Israel and Hezbollah on October 8, 2023, have escalated into war in recent months. Due to the attacks, approximately 1.9 million people have been forcibly displaced in Lebanon, which has a population of 5.3 million. The ceasefire reached between Israel and Lebanon, which ended the clashes, came into effect this morning at 05:00 Turkish time.

CELEBRATIONS IN LEBANON

With the ceasefire coming into effect, celebrations took place in Lebanon. Lebanese people who were forcibly displaced due to Israeli attacks began to return to their homes. Those wishing to return to their homes set out towards southern Lebanon. Heavy traffic formed on the roads leading south.

Immediately after the ceasefire came into effect, some of those returning to their homes in southern Lebanon celebrated the situation with fireworks. Uncertainty prevails in towns and villages near the border. Many villages and towns along the border, which have been occupied by Israeli ground attacks, have not yet been able to return home. This is because Israeli soldiers continue their occupation in the region and have not yet withdrawn from these areas.

THEY WILL NOT FIND THEIR HOMES IN PLACE

The Lebanese army issued a written statement warning the residents of villages and towns in the border area to wait for Israeli soldiers to withdraw from the places they occupy before returning to their homes. Thousands of Lebanese who set out joyfully to return home after the ceasefire will not find their homes in place. This is because the Israeli army has left heavy destruction in many areas of Lebanon, especially in the border regions, due to ground and air attacks. The Israeli army has "erased" many villages and towns along the border from the map, claiming that there were "Hezbollah targets" in the ground attacks.

MORE THAN 40,000 HOMES DESTROYED

According to the Lebanese news agency, the Israeli army has destroyed 37 villages and towns in southern Lebanon so far in its ground attacks and has demolished more than 40,000 homes in these areas. Many cities, including the capital Beirut, Tyre, Sidon, and Baalbek, have also been targeted by Israel's intense airstrikes. It is reported that hundreds of homes in these cities have been completely or partially destroyed due to airstrikes.

Due to Hezbollah's rocket and drone attacks, those living in settlements near the Israeli-Lebanese border have also been forced to migrate. As a result of the clashes, 60,000 people have been displaced in northern Israel. Israel claimed that launching a ground attack on Lebanon was necessary for the evacuated citizens to be able to return to their homes on the northern border.