Lebanon-Israel conflict and displacement crisis
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Liban : Plus de 800.000 déplacés sont rentrés dans leurs régions d’origine selon l’ONU
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Hostilities decreased, leading to the return of displaced persons.
Following a decrease in hostilities in June, more than 800,000 displaced Lebanese people returned to their regions of origin, according to the UN.
Reports from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) indicated that as of July 30, 821,077 displaced persons had begun the process of returning to their areas of origin in Lebanon.
Despite these returns, more than 360,000 people remain displaced in Lebanon, including approximately 26,000 people hosted in public accommodation centers. This follows a period of peak violence during which more than one million people were displaced.
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The conflict escalated with Hezbollah firing rockets at Israel.
The conflict escalated in March 2026 when the pro-Iranian Hezbollah began firing rockets at Israel in support of Tehran.