Lebanon ceasefire deal: displaced communities start to return home

As the Lebanon ceasefire deal entered into force early Wednesday based on the full implementation of Security Council resolution 1701 – facilitated by UN peacekeepers UNIFIL and bolstered by an international monitoring committee - UN humanitarians committed to supporting communities uprooted by the war that have already started returning home.

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Lebanon ceasefire deal: displaced communities start to return home

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