Displaced people in Beirut hesitate as 10-day ceasefire prompts uncertain returns

Maria Sandu

(17 Apr 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Beirut, Lebanon - 17 April 2026 1. Various of displacement camp in downtown Beirut 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ali Balhas, displaced from Siddiqeen village in Tyre area: “Our homes in the south are gone, destroyed. Israel is deceptive; you never really know its policies or how it will act toward people, as you know. I have six children here, and I can’t leave that quickly. Once there is more safety, we will try to take the children and go back (to