A year after Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire, over 64,000 Lebanese displaced

"Before Israel's war on Lebanon, Ali (full name withheld for safety reasons) lived in Haddatha, a village in the Bint Jbeil district in the south, about 12km (7.5 miles) from the border with Israel, surrounded by nature where agriculture was intrinsic to life. Then came Israel's hellfire. list of 3 itemsend of list At least nine people were killed and some 3,000 injured, including the Iranian ambassador to Lebanon, when thousands of pagers exploded, nearly simultaneously, overwhelming hospitals on September 17, 2024."

"Six days later, Israel escalated its attacks across the south, killing nearly 600 people, in what was the country's deadliest day since the country's ruinous civil war ended in 1990, and displacing more than one million people. Our house was destroyed, he told Al Jazeera. Ali took refuge in a town about 20km (12.5 miles) north of Haddatha, called Burj Qalaway. But more than a year later, he is yet to return home despite a ceasefire."

"He is one of tens of thousands who are still displaced from their homes around Lebanon and who say that what little they have received in support from the Lebanese state or Hezbollah is not enough to rebuild their lives or homes destroyed during the war. On November 27, 2024, a ceasefire came into effect between Hezbollah and Israel. The agreement brought to an end more than a year of cross-border attacks and a two-month-long Israeli intensification that killed thousands in Lebanon, mostly civilians, and"

Thousands of residents in southern Lebanon were forced from their homes after intense Israeli attacks and related explosions that killed and injured many. A resident from Haddatha lost his house and remains displaced more than a year later despite a ceasefire. Explosions on September 17, 2024, killed at least nine and injured around 3,000. A later escalation resulted in nearly 600 deaths in one day and displaced over one million people. Many displaced families report that state and Hezbollah assistance has been insufficient to rebuild homes and restore livelihoods. A ceasefire on November 27, 2024, included withdrawal terms, but Israeli forces continued assaults and maintained positions in southern Lebanon.

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