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        "id": 1811156,
        "msgid": "un-tens-of-thousands-return-to-their-homes-in-southern-lebanon-1781819421",
        "date": "2026-06-19 04:08:52",
        "title": "UN: Tens of thousands return to their homes in southern Lebanon",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Nearly 50,000 displaced Lebanese have returned to their homes in the south despite ongoing instability, the UN reports. Over 106,000 people remain in collective shelters, with security concerns, widespread damage, and limited basic services hindering further returns. The UN also detailed recent cross-border projectile activity and an incident where Israeli forces obstructed a UNIFIL convoy.",
        "content": "<p>Istanbul (ANTARA) - The United Nations reported that nearly 50,000\npeople have returned to their homes in southern Lebanon, although more\nthan 100,000 remain in collective shelters across the country. UN\nSpokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Thursday, citing data from the UN\nOffice for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), that almost\n50,000 people have now returned to their homes in Nabatieh Governorate\nand South Lebanon. \u201cHowever, more than 106,000 people remain in\ncollective shelters across the country, while many others seek refuge\nelsewhere,\u201d Dujarric told reporters. He explained that humanitarian\npartners warn that unstable security conditions, widespread damage, and\nlimited access to basic services remain major obstacles for many\nresidents attempting to return home. The UN Interim Force in Lebanon\n(UNIFIL) recorded 143 projectile crossings on Thursday, Dujarric said,\nwith 19 attributed to Israeli forces and the remainder originating from\nHezbollah. The previous day, UNIFIL recorded 364 projectile crossings,\n330 of which were attributed to Israeli forces and 34 to Hezbollah.\nUNIFIL also reported 38 violations of Lebanese airspace on Wednesday,\nthough none were recorded on Thursday in the peacekeeping force\u2019s area\nof operations. He referred to an incident on Wednesday when a UNIFIL\nconvoy was obstructed by two Israeli tanks north of the city of Tyre.\n\u201cDuring the incident, one of the tanks pointed its weapon at a UNIFIL\nvehicle,\u201d he said. Dujarric added that Israeli personnel signalled the\nconvoy to stop, forcing the patrol to halt and turn around before\neventually being allowed to use an alternative route. \u201cWe reiterate that\nUNIFIL peacekeepers must have unimpeded freedom of movement throughout\ntheir area of operations in carrying out their mandate from the UN\nSecurity Council,\u201d he said. The statement followed the electronic\nsigning by the United States and Iran of the \u2018Islamabad Memorandum of\nUnderstanding\u2019, which halts military operations on all fronts of the\nconflict triggered by the Israeli and US war against Iran since 28\nFebruary, including in Lebanon.<\/p>",
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