"We are just displaced and we have to go back" : Lebanese return to southern villages
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2 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.
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“Despite warnings from authorities about the fragility of the ceasefire with Israel, thousands of people are returning to their homes in southern Lebanon, as FRANCE 24's Cyril Payen reports from Beirut.”
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Multiple web search results report that people are returning to southern Lebanon following a ceasefire, despite warnings from authorities. One source specifically mentions warnings from Lebanese officials, and others describe people flocking back to take stock of their homes.
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— 1 day ago · Ms. Nazal was one of thousands of people who flocked to Lebanon’s devastated south on Friday to take stock of their homes, as the temporary cease-fire between Israel and the Iran-backed mi…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/world/middleeast/lebanon-…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/world/middleeast/lebanon-…
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— 1 day ago · People uprooted by the war in Lebanon began returning to devastated towns and neighbourhoods on Friday, with many finding their homes destroyed or uninhabitable and hesitant to stay for fe…
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/lebanese-trickle-h…
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/lebanese-trickle-h…
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— 18 hours ago · Despite warnings from Lebanese officials that they should not immediately attempt to return to their homes, many began moving toward southern Lebanon in the hours after the ceasefire wa…
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/hezbollah-and-israel-truc…
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/hezbollah-and-israel-truc…
“Most do not see themselves as refugees, but rather as internally displaced people in their own country, where conflict has raged for years.”
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The claim that people view themselves as IDPs rather than refugees is mentioned in the context of IOM surveys regarding IDPs in Lebanon. However, the provided evidence does not contain two or more independent sources making this specific assertion, limiting the verdict to single_source.
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— Apr 1, 2026 · A view of southern Lebanon from a hill in Jezzine, which is outside the evacuation zone. Waves of displaced people are arriving and staying or passing through the town as they leave thei…
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/01/g-s1-115929/israel-south-leba…
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/01/g-s1-115929/israel-south-leba…
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— These events prompted some Syrian refugees to flee under duress back to Syria, many of whom later returned, while ongoing violations and access restrictions continue to affect southern Lebanon. The co…
https://www.unhcr.org/sites/default/files/2025-10/UNHCR+LBN_…
https://www.unhcr.org/sites/default/files/2025-10/UNHCR+LBN_…
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— Mar 6, 2025 · To address these challenges, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) conducted intention surveys with Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) across all eight governorates in Leba…
https://dtm.iom.int/sites/g/files/tmzbdl1461/files/reports/I…
https://dtm.iom.int/sites/g/files/tmzbdl1461/files/reports/I…
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