Lebanese Defy Warnings Against Rushing Back Home After Truce
- US-brokered truce between Israel, Hezbollah started Wednesday
- Lebanese government, Israeli forces warn against early return
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A cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah brought calm to the countries’ border area, though reactions were varied from the many thousands displaced by the conflict on both sides.
The main coastal highway connecting Beirut with the southern Lebanese cities of Sidon and Tyre was clogged for a second day on Thursday as people rushed to get home, despite warnings from the country’s government and the Israeli military to await the all-clear. There was more caution on the Israeli side, as some residents remain concerned about whether the truce would hold.