‘We want to be 100% sure’: war-weary Lebanese greet truce with caution
While officials welcome ceasefire, many people are uncertain it will last – and return to find homes destroyed Hours after the US-Iran ceasefire was announced, residents of south Lebanon began to race back to their villages. One man filmed as he drove into the entrance of Harees, his arrival interrupted as the car in front of him suddenly veered off the road. An Israeli armoured vehicle was parked in the middle of the road less than 100 metres ahead; he scrambled to turn around. “It was packed w
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People check over a destroyed home in Beer al-Salassel, south Lebanon as they return on Monday after the latest ceasefire. Photograph: Mohammed Zaatari/APView image in fullscreenPeople check over a destroyed home in Beer al-Salassel, south Lebanon as they return on Monday after the latest ceasefire. Photograph: Mohammed Zaatari/APLebanon‘We want to be 100% sure’: war-weary Lebanese greet truce with cautionWhile officials welcome ceasefire, many people are uncertain it will last – and return to find homes destroyedWilliam Christou in Beirut Mon 15 Jun 2026 11.16 EDTLast modified on Mon 15 Jun 2026 11.29 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleHours after the US-Iran ceasefire was announced, residents of south Lebanon began to race back to their villages.
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