Displaced Lebanese return home as 10-day ceasefire between Israel, Lebanon takes effect

Photo taken on April 17, 2026 shows displaced people from southern Lebanon returning to their homes after the ceasefire in Qasmiyeh, Lebanon. A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon took effect on Friday, following an announcement earlier by U.S. President Donald Trump. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

Photo taken on April 17, 2026 shows displaced people from southern Lebanon returning to their homes after the ceasefire in Qasmiyeh, Lebanon. A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon took effect on Friday, following an announcement earlier by U.S. President Donald Trump. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

Photo taken on April 17, 2026 shows a displaced man from southern Lebanon returning to their homes after the ceasefire in Qasmiyeh, Lebanon. A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon took effect on Friday, following an announcement earlier by U.S. President Donald Trump. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

Photo taken on April 17, 2026 shows displaced people from southern Lebanon returning to their homes after the ceasefire in Qasmiyeh, Lebanon. A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon took effect on Friday, following an announcement earlier by U.S. President Donald Trump. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

Photo taken on April 17, 2026 shows displaced people from southern Lebanon returning to their homes after the ceasefire, holding portrait of the late Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in Qasmiyeh, Lebanon. A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon took effect on Friday, following an announcement earlier by U.S. President Donald Trump. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

Photo taken on April 17, 2026 shows displaced people from southern Lebanon returning to their homes after the ceasefire in Qasmiyeh, Lebanon. A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon took effect on Friday, following an announcement earlier by U.S. President Donald Trump. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

Photo taken on April 17, 2026 shows displaced people from southern Lebanon returning to their homes after the ceasefire, raising flags of Hezbollah in Qasmiyeh, Lebanon. A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon took effect on Friday, following an announcement earlier by U.S. President Donald Trump. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

Photo taken on April 17, 2026 shows displaced people from southern Lebanon returning to their homes after the ceasefire in Qasmiyeh, Lebanon. A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon took effect on Friday, following an announcement earlier by U.S. President Donald Trump. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

Photo taken on April 17, 2026 shows displaced people from southern Lebanon returning to their homes after the ceasefire in Qasmiyeh, Lebanon. A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon took effect on Friday, following an announcement earlier by U.S. President Donald Trump. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)