Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese head home as fighting eases, many still stranded

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Approximately 400,000 Lebanese displaced by the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah have returned to southern Lebanon amid a lull in fighting, though many remain unable to return due to destroyed or uninhabitable homes. Since March, about one million people have been displaced and are living in shelters or temporary housing.

By Jana Choukeir BEIRUT, June 30 (Reuters) - Some 400,000 Lebanese uprooted by war have returned to southern Lebanon, with more expected to follow in the coming week, a government minister said on Tuesday, encouraged by a lull in the four-month-long conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. Yet many remain unable to go back. Since March, around 1 million people have been forced to flee their homes, and large numbers are still in shelters or temporary housing because their homes are destroyed or uninhabitable, said Hanine El Sayed.