Displaced Families Return Home in Lebanon Following US-Iran Deal

Kathmandu. Following the announcement of the agreement between America and Iran, displaced families from Lebanon have begun to return to their homes cautiously, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has stated.

Issuing a statement, OCHA stated that approximately 2,700 people in southern Lebanon left collective shelters on Monday and returned to their homes. The number of displaced persons residing in collective shelters has decreased by approximately 10,000 in the past four days, reaching about 134,000 on Friday.

Although the intensity of violence in Lebanon has decreased since Sunday, continuous incidents have been reported in southern Lebanon. This has directly affected the ability of residents to return home and move freely to their places of residence.

As people are returning to their respective places of residence, the presence of weapons buried underground has become a major concern. In this context, OCHA has renewed its call to ensure the safe, voluntary return of citizens and sustainable humanitarian assistance.