More Than 64,000 Lebanese Displaced a Year After Hezbollah-Israel Ceasefire

By Haifa Chairunisa

Before Israel’s war on Lebanon, Ali, whose full name is withheld for safety reasons, lived in Haddatha, a village in the Bint Jbeil district in southern Lebanon, about 12km from the Israeli border. Surrounded by nature, agriculture was central to daily life.

That changed with the outbreak of Israel’s intense military campaign. In September 2024, thousands of pagers exploded almost simultaneously, killing at least nine people and injuring around 3,000, including Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon. Days later, Israel escalated its attacks across southern Lebanon, killing nearly 600 people in what became the deadliest day since the country’s civil war ended in 1990 and displacing more than one million people.

“Our house was destroyed,” Ali told Al Jazeera. He fled to Burj Qalaway, a town about 20km north of his village, where he has remained ever since.

More than a year after a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel came into effect on November 27, 2024, Ali is still unable to return home. He is among tens of thousands of Lebanese who remain displaced, citing ongoing Israeli attacks, destroyed infrastructure, and insufficient support from the Lebanese state and Hezbollah, according to Al Jazeera.

Under the ceasefire agreement, hostilities were meant to end, Hezbollah was to withdraw north of the Litani River, and Israeli forces were expected to pull back from southern Lebanon. However, Israeli troops continue to occupy five positions in the south, while near-daily attacks persist across southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley. The Lebanese government has recorded more than 2,000 Israeli violations of the ceasefire in the last three months of 2025.

International Organization for Migration data compiled in October 2025 estimates that more than 64,000 people remain internally displaced. Many say returning home is unsafe, with entire villages destroyed and reconstruction efforts repeatedly targeted.

“The south is not safe,” Ali said. “I’m afraid a raid could hit a car next to me.”

Despite the ceasefire, Israeli attacks have continued to claim civilian lives and hinder rebuilding efforts, leaving thousands of families trapped in prolonged displacement and uncertainty about their future.