Truce brings no relief for displaced from Lebanon's destroyed, occupied towns

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A ceasefire in Lebanon has brought relative calm but has not eased the plight of tens of thousands displaced by Israeli strikes and occupation. Many displaced residents remain unable to return to their destroyed or occupied hometowns in southern Lebanon.

By Ali Hankir and Mohamed Azakir BEIRUT, June 25 (Reuters) - A long-awaited ceasefire has brought relative calm to Lebanon, but it hasn't brought peace of mind to Hussein Merhi. He is among tens of thousands who remain displaced because their homes were destroyed in Israeli strikes or their hometowns fall within a swathe of the south occupied by Israel's military — or, as in his case, both.