After Israel's invasion, many in southern Lebanon worry they'll never go home

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by Lauren Frayer
April 1, 2026
1 min read

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Israel is establishing a security zone in southern Lebanon where homes will be demolished and residents barred from returning indefinitely.

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Israel is establishing a "security zone" inside southern Lebanon where homes will be demolished and residents are barred from returning. The Israeli government has stated that Lebanese residents won't be permitted to go home until people in northern Israel feel safe. The policy effectively displaces an unknown number of southern Lebanese civilians from their homes with no clear timeline for their return.

What's Being Done

Israel is enforcing displacement by demolishing homes and preventing resident return until northern Israeli security concerns are resolved.

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