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Lebanese mourn destroyed homes, livelihoods in southern city <p>When Kamal Kamal heard a ceasefire deal had been agreed between Iran and the United States, he rushed back to the southern city of Nabatieh only to find an Israeli strike had reduced his life's work to rubble.</p><p>The city, usually home to some 90,000 people before the latest war between Israel and Hezbollah erupted on March 2, was largely deserted as Israel pressed its military offensive in the area in recent days.</p>

Few residents return to Lebanon's Nabatiyeh after a US-Iran truce with ... Few residents return to Lebanon’s Nabatiyeh after a US-Iran truce with fighting nearby By: Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press Posted: 12:38 PM CDT Tuesday, Jun. 16, 2026 Last Modified: 1:54 PM CDT Tuesday, Jun. 16, 2026 Advertisement Advertise with us Tweet Share Print Email Read Later NABATIYEH, Lebanon (AP) — Starting in the early hours of Tuesday, Aida Jleilati and her daughter dug through the pile of rubble that was once their home in the city of Nabatiyeh in southern Lebanon picking up some of their belongings that survived a late May airstrike by Israel. Read this article for free: or Already have an account? Log in here » To continue reading, please subscribe: Digital Subscription One year of digital access for only $1.44 a week * Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper Access News Break, our award-winning app Play interactive puzzles *Billed as $5.77 plus GST every four weeks. After 52 weeks, price increases to the regular rate of $19.95 plus GST every four weeks. Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers only. Cancel any ti…

Lebanon's south takes a breath as families return to shattered homes and lives <p>By Jana Choukeir and Khalil Ashawi</p><p>TYRE, July 6 (Reuters) - On a beachfront in the coastal city of Tyre, war has finally abated just enough for children to play in the waves and families to gather under parasols as life slowly returns to southern Lebanon.</p><p>But away from the shore, people coming home after months of exile are having to adapt to harsh new realities: the threat of conflict between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah flaring up again and the challenge of rebuilding from the destruction Israeli bombs have wreaked on their hometowns.</p>

Lebanese Accuse Israel of Wiping their Towns Off the Map Lebanese mother-of-two Hala Farah is collecting photos and videos to preserve the memory of her hometown which, like many others along the southern border, has been completely destroyed by Israeli forces. Testimony from residents and officials, as well as satellite images and photographs taken by AFP journalists on both sides of the border, show widespread destruction in dozens of Lebanese towns and villages since the start of the Israel-Hezbollah war on March 2. Responding to Hezbollah's attacks, Israel carried out massive airstrikes and launched a ground invasion in the south, which borders Israel and where the Iran-backed movement holds sway. While a ceasefire began on April 17, the destruction, demolitions and bulldozing in southern areas have only intensified, affecting homes, infrastructure, schools, places of worship and farmland. Israel's army, which sometimes issued evacuation warnings ahead of strikes, has repeatedly said its attacks target Hezbollah sites and operatives -- not civilians. But Farah, 33, said everything in her hometown Yarun, less than a kilometer (mile) from Israel, has been destroyed. "All that's …

Psychological toll mounts as Lebanese villages erased by Israel's war ... Save Share Beirut, Lebanon –In February 2025, Ali stood outside his house in Naqoura, in southern Lebanon, and pointed at the crack in the foundation and fruit trees pulled up by the Israeli military. The Israeli military had recently withdrawn from the town as part of a ceasefire agreement, but had left behind detonated homes, a graffiti-laden school, and power lines pulled out of the ground. Ali, an elderly man from the town, said at the time that he would fix it all. But a little more than a year later, Israel has completely razed the area of Naqoura, one of many towns and villages in southern Lebanon that the Israeli military has madecompletely uninhabitable. Forced to flee when the Israelis invaded again in March, Ali has traded his garden and family home by the sea for a room on a rooftop in the heart of Beirut. Sipping coffee, he lamented. “We had 20 good years,” he said, roughly referring to the period between the end of the 2000 Israeli occupation and the start of hostilities on October 8, 2023. For thousands of people like Ali, who are from towns or villages now razed to the ground, the futur…

Returned, Only to Flee Again: Life in South Lebanon After the Ceasefire ... In Lebanon, over one million people have been displaced in just two weeks. For many, this was not the first time they had to flee their homes in less than two years. When Israel issued sweepingevacuation ordersacross South Lebanon in the early morning of March 2, 2026, hundreds of thousands of residents were once again forced to leave villages they had only recently returned to after the fragile November 2024ceasefire agreement. Days later, the Israeli military’s Arabic-language spokesperson expanded these callsrepeatedly, issuing broader warnings on March 4 that urged civilians living south of the Litani River to evacuate north immediately. Over the following days, evacuation areasexpanded furtherto include large parts of Tyre and Nabatieh districts, as well as Beirut’s southern suburbs and villages in the Beqaa Valley. On March 17, the Israeli army issued yet another forced evacuation order for the city of Tyre and its surrounding area. The evacuation zone spans much of southern Lebanon, representing one of the largest civilian displacement in the country. Vehicles carrying families and essential belon…

'I'd be dying in my own land': Tyre's remaining residents prepared for ... Live updates: Follow the latest news on the US-Iran war Although the city of Tyre has been almost completely severed from the north of Lebanon , Ossama and Mustafa decided to stay. They know the decision could cost them their lives but, as Ossama put it, “I’d be dying in my own land.” The young men are only two of Tyre’s residents who still walk the streets, frequent the few open cafes, shop in the remaining markets, and watch the sun set over the sea of their historic city. Headphones Beyond the Headlines What is the goal of Israel’s new war in Lebanon? Listen Now Arrow Much of Tyre is a ghost town after the Israeli army ordered the residents to leave on Tuesday. The sound of fighter jets flying overhead, or the booms of missiles, is nearly constant. “I’m still here in case – I hope it doesn’t happen – but in case I have to defend my city from the Israelis,” Ossama told The National . “Self-defence. I’m not doing anything wrong by existing on my own land. I’m loyal to my city.” The young men, in their 30s, identified themselves as civilians, not fighters or members of Hezbollah . “We are people who drink b…

Few residents return to Lebanon's Nabatiyeh after a US-Iran truce with ... Published Tuesday, June 16, 2026 | 10:37 a.m. Updated 15 minutes ago NABATIYEH, Lebanon (AP) — Starting in the early hours of Tuesday, Aida Jleilati and her daughter dug through the pile of rubble that was once their home in the city of Nabatiyeh in southernLebanonpicking up some of their belongings that survived a late May airstrike by Israel. They were among a trickle of residents who returned to the city to check on their homes after the announcement of a deal between the U.S. and Iran to end their war. Iranian officials have said the deal will also mandate an end to the Israel-Hezbollah war in Lebanon. Although the fighting in southern Lebanon has not stopped, the strikes have been more limited since the U.S.-Iran deal was reached, and many people displaced from the area have taken the opportunity to check on their houses. Jleilati and her 22-year-old daughter, Sukaina al-Muhtadi, lived on the first floor of a three-story building consisting of six apartments that collapsed as a result of the airstrike. Jleilati managed to pull out most of her husband’s scuba diving equipment, as well as some clot…

In Lebanon, first responders salvage memories from debris of destroyed HQ <p>By Jihed Abidellaoui and Zohra Bensemra</p><p>NABATIEH, Lebanon, June 18 (Reuters) - Rescue workers in the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh said they believed their headquarters, clearly identified as a civil defence centre, would be safe from Israeli bombardment - until it was destroyed by an airstrike last month.</p><p>Picking through the debris, they were salvaging whatever they could when Reuters visited this week. </p>

Residents return to war-ravaged southern Lebanon with hope and sorrow after U.S.-Iran deal <p>TYRE, Lebanon &#8212; Adnan Kaour returned on Thursday to check on his home in southern Lebanon &#8216;s coastal city of Tyre &#8212; once known as an idyllic summer getaway spot &#8212; just a week after Israel issued warnings for all of its residents to evacuate.</p>

Lebanese mourn destroyed homes, livelihoods in southern city When Kamal Kamal heard a ceasefire deal had been agreed between Iran and the United States, he rushed back to the southern city of Nabatieh only to find an Israeli strike had reduced his life's work to rubble. The city, usually home to some 90,000 people before the latest war between Israel and Hezbollah erupted on March 2, was largely deserted as Israel pressed its military offensive in the area in recent days. Kamal fought back tears as he stared stunned at the pile of rubble that used to be his roastery and warehouse for coffee and other products, after Israel pummelled the region with strikes and issued sweeping evacuation orders. "When I opened it in the seventies, I was still a young man... now nothing is left," he said, leaning heavily on a walking stick and surveying the vast destruction. "How my life has been spent in vain here!" The war in Lebanon has been included in the framework deal to end the broader Middle East war. But Lebanon's army on Monday urged displaced residents to delay their return to southern border villages, citing the "risk of Israeli violations and attacks". Iran-backed group Hezbolla…

Hope and fear in ancient city of Tyre as US and Iran discuss Lebanon's ... The dust has barely settled in Tyre after weeks of Israeli airstrikes on the ancient city along Lebanon’s Mediterranean coast. Despite the relative calm, life remains largely at a standstill. A new ceasefire between Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group is in effect. But previous ceasefires have broken down. Uncertainty and fear linger, even as the U.S. and Iran meet for talks in Switzerland that the Lebanese hope will bring calm to their troubled country. (AP video by Malak Harb) The dust has barely settled in Tyre after weeks of Israeli airstrikes on the ancient city along Lebanon’s Mediterranean coast. Despite the relative calm, life remains largely at a standstill. (AP Video by Malak Harb and Kareem Chehayeb) A woman walks through her apartment damaged in Israeli strikes in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) Adnan Istanbuli, an employee at the Directorate General of Antiquities, inspects a Roman-era column after part of its capital was knocked off and fell to the ground at an archaeological site lightly damaged in an Israeli stri…

Residents return to war-ravaged southern Lebanon with hope and sorrow ... Many Lebanese from the country's south hope the U.S.-Iran deal marks the start of better times TYRE, Lebanon --Adnan Kaour returned on Thursday to check on his home in southernLebanon's coastal city of Tyre — once known as an idyllic summer getaway spot — just a week afterIsrael issued warnings for all of its residentsto evacuate. The warnings were followed by sweeping airstrikes, which Israel said targeted the Lebanese Hezbollah militant group. What Kaour found back in Tyre shattered his hopes. His dream family apartment overlooking the Mediterranean Sea was a heap of rubble and shattered glass. His return came after the announcement of anagreement between the United States and Iran to end the warin the Middle East. The deal also calls foran end to the war in Lebanon, where Israel has been fighting Hezbollah, but it's unclear what that means in practice. Israel and Hezbollah are not parties to the agreement. Iran insists Israel must withdraw from the large swath of southern Lebanon it is occupying, but the wording of the interim deal doesn’t explicitly require that and only ensures Lebanon’s “territori…

'We are looking for a good future': Lebanese life amid the rubble Cover Story ‘We are looking for a good future’: Lebanese life amid the rubble | Scott Peterson/Getty Images/The Christian Science Monitor A woman looks through the smashed windshield of her car, in the aftermath of Israeli airstrikes in a crowded central district in Beirut, Oct. 11, 2024. Loading... By Scott Peterson Staff writer @peterson__scott Dec. 11, 2024, 10:29 a.m. ET | Beirut The makeshift tent on this Beirut beach could not be more meager. It was once a canvas-topped frame used to protect swimmers from the sun. It became a breeze-blown temporary refuge for a Lebanese man named Ahmed and his brother, both in their 60s, displaced by Israel’s airstrikes. Unfinished trays of donated rice sit on the sand beside camp chairs. Bedsheets lie crumpled on cots. A wet swimsuit dries with a methodical drip, drip, drip near packages of bottled water stacked in reserve. Why We Wrote This Israel has decimated Hezbollah’s leadership and curbed its ability to fight. After ceasefire, supporters and opponents wonder what comes next. The Shiite Muslim men live in the nearby southern suburb of Dahiya – a stronghold of Hezbollah…

Lebanese return to check on their homes in war-ravaged southern Lebanon ... Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel’s military will stay in southern Lebanon, where it has occupied up to 10 kilometers (six miles) from the border. Residents returned Thursday to check their homes in southern Lebanon ‘s coastal city of Tyre — once known as an idyllic summer getaway spot — just a week after Israel issued warnings for all of its residents to evacuate. (AP video shot by Malak Harb) Hassan Fadlallah, a member of Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc says a proposed U.S.-Iran memorandum reflects a “real victory” for Tehran and includes commitments that protect Lebanon’s sovereignty. Resident Samih Haidar reacts as he inspects his burned apartment damaged in Israeli strikes in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) A bathroom mirror and sink remain standing amid the rubble of buildings damaged by Israeli strikes near the Jabal Amel Hospital in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) Buildings damaged by Israeli strikes are seen through shattered glass from the Jabal Amel…

‘We wanted a reason for people to come back’: Lebanese city marks Ashura after destruction of war <p>People in Nabatieh mourn the city’s recent dead in religious ceremony held amid empty streets and shattered buildings</p><p>As the procession wound its way through mounds of rubble, the crowd chanted and beat their chests, their lamentations echoed by the dull thud of shelling in the foothills just beyond the city.</p><p>“This the tragedy of Karbala, O Imam Hussein, look. This is the tragedy of Karbala,” the crowd cried in the opening procession of Ashura, in the city of Nabatieh, southern Lebanon.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/19/lebanon-nabatieh-city-ashura-ceremony-hezbollah-israel">Continue reading...</a>

Picking Up the Pieces in Tyre - The Media Line People mourn as graves of civilians and fighters were exhumed for relocation on December 4, 2024 in Tyre, Lebanon. (Ed Ram/Getty Images) Picking Up the Pieces in Tyre Taylor Thomas 12/06/2024 While many Lebanese have returned to the southern coastal city, many others never left it and are now describing having survived the relentless two-month Israeli bombing campaign there In Tyre, the coastal city in southern Lebanon, no flowers bloom in November or early December. The bougainvillea provides the only splash of color on the city streets. Its orange, pink, and white pop out among the greenery, reminding passers-by that this is a Mediterranean city. The grieving families in Tyre have no choice but to bring bougainvillea to their dead, as there are no other flowers for those who survived. In a vast field on the outskirts of the southern city, the disturbed earth, the long black robes of mourners, and the wailing of pure heartbreak indicate that beneath the dust are the bodies of loved ones, acquaintances, and strangers. Families cling to someone who tells them that there, in that improvised mass grave amid bombs that are still falling, …

Few Lebanese families return to villages in south destroyed by Israel ... Save Share South Lebanon villages face no power, water or schools after last year’s war Abou Chach, Lebanon– We arrive at Abou Chach, which lies a few kilometres from the border with Israel, and, like so many other villages, it has been destroyed by war. We meet a family among a few who have returned to what is still an area of conflict. Living in what they describe as a ghost town, the Shabbi family has to contend with the destruction around them, with the children missing out on their education because the village school has been destroyed. “We are living a primitive life,” said Kawthar, noting that her family now sleep in what used to be the cow’s shed. Like thousands of other people across the region, her family’s home was destroyed by an Israeli strike. After months of low-level hostilities, Israel launched an all-out war in September 2024, with the stated aim of defeating Hezbollah. A cessation of hostilities agreement came into force two months later, which was supposed to bring peace and allow for reconstruction. Instead, Israeli attacks against Hezbollah targets continue, and the presence of …

Israel's occupation and bombing of south Lebanon makes return home ... “Urgent warning to the residents of southern Lebanon. The Israeli army will soon strike Hezbollah’s military infrastructure throughout the south.” Such messages, posted on X by Avichay Adraee, the Israeli army’s Arabic-language spokesperson, have become a grim and familiar presence in southern Lebanon - prompts for families in border villages to flee their homes once again. “Our suitcase is always ready in case we have to leave,” said Rim, a woman from the south, afraid of being forced back onto the road to protect her family. Nearly a year on from the ceasefire that ended the war between Israel and Hezbollah, Israeli forces have continued near-daily bombardments across the south and the occupation of at least five areas. More than 300 people, including over 100 civilians , have been killed in Israeli strikes since 27 November 2024. The attacks have made it too dangerous - and for many, impossible - for residents to return to their homes. New MEE newsletter: Jerusalem Dispatch Sign up to get the latest insights and analysis on Israel-Palestine, alongside Turkey Unpacked and other MEE newsletters According to Le…

Returning to destroyed homes - Nowlebanon This picture shows a crater and destroyed buildings in the southern Lebanese village of Khirbet Selm near the border with northern Israel on December 3, 2024. A fragile ceasefire took effect on November 27, ending more than a year of war between Israel and Hezbollah that has killed thousands in Lebanon and caused mass displacements on both sides of the border. (Photo by Mahmoud ZAYYAT / AFP) [responsivevoice_button voice="UK English Male" buttontext="Listen to Post"] Last week’s cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon has brought some temporary relief. However, the situation on the ground is much bleaker. Hezbollah is still counting its dead, its supporters are returning to destroyed towns and villages, and the World Bank estimates the war has caused $8.5 billion in damage and economic losses for Lebanon. Most villages are draped in flags of the Amal Movement, a significant presence in the region, but predominantly with Hezbollah banners. This display of solidarity bolsters the narrative of a “great victory” proclaimed by the newly appointed Secretary General, Naim Qassem, even as the village remains in ruins. The Israeli army h…

Lebanese from devastated Naqoura return home, only to find ruins Residents returned Thursday to the town of Naqoura near the Lebanon-Israel border, which hosts the headquarters of the U.N. peacekeeping force, after Israeli forces withdrew from the area. Long lines of cars, some waving Hezbollah flags, inched along the coastal road. The Lebanese Army and U.N. peacekeepers had reopened roads, cleared mines and removed unexploded ordnance from residential neighborhoods. Residents of the southern town were among over 1.2 million Lebanese displaced during the Israel-Hezbollah war. Returning residents found their homes and businesses along the main road completely destroyed, some looted. Water and electricity networks lay in ruins. Mosques, health centers and the municipality building were damaged. Rabab Yazbeck, surveyed the collapsed remains of her home. “Thank God — the most important thing is that we’re back to our land.” The Israeli military was still deployed in parts of Lebanon's south, days ahead of a January 26 deadline to fully implement the terms of the truce. The deal gave the parties 60 days to withdraw -- Israel back across the border, and Hezbollah farther north -- …

Returning to Devastation in South Lebanon - New Lines Magazine On Feb. 2, a Lebanese exodus left behind the battered city of Tyre, heading south on the ocean road toward Naqoura and the border with Israel. Beneath the dull gray of overcast skies, with the yellow pennants of Hezbollah hoisted from crowded cars, the procession crawled slowly forward, flanked to the right by white Mediterranean sands and to the left by the blasted remains of picturesque hill villages. Across Lebanon, down from Beirut’s Dahiyeh, from Nabatieh and the Bekaa, they came to claim their homes back after 126 days of occupation. It was the last day of Lebanon’s 60-day ceasefire, the day Israeli forces were due to complete their withdrawal. Over the previous days, families had gathered on the edges of the Israeli “exclusion zone” in anticipation of their return. But the Israelis did not leave. Instead, they insisted upon staying, extending — with Washington’s approval — their occupation for another month. Rather than withdrawing, they fired upon the crowds of civilians attempting to return, killing 24 and injuring hundreds. It was a massacre — hopefully the last in this most recent war between Israel and He…

Lebanese return home to destruction after word of an initial ... - SFGATE People who return to their village following the announcement of an initial ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, gather with journalists at a destroyed street in Beer al-Salassel, south Lebanon, Monday, June 15, 2026. Mohammed Zaatari/AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari A displaced man packs his family belongings as he prepares to return to his village following the announcement of an initial ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Monday, June 15, 2026. Mohammed Zaatari/AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari People who return to their village following the announcement of an initial ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, check their destroyed house in Deir Qanoun village, south Lebanon, Monday, June 15, 2026. Mohammed Zaatari/AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari A Shiite sheikh who returns to his village following the announcement of an initial ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, collects religious books from his destroyed library in Deir Qanoun, south Lebanon, Monday, June 15, 2026. Mohammed Zaatari/AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari…

Lebanese mourn destroyed homes, livelihoods in southern city Lebanese mourn destroyed homes, livelihoods in southern city by Mahmoud Zayyat Jun 15, 2026 Add AL-MONITOR on Google A man looks at the damage as residents displaced by fighting return to Nabatieh in southern Lebanon — Mahmoud ZAYYAT When Kamal Kamal heard a ceasefire deal had been agreed between Iran and the United States, he rushed back to the southern city of Nabatieh only to find an Israeli strike had reduced his life's work to rubble. The city, usually home to some 90,000 people before the latest war between Israel and Hezbollah erupted on March 2, was largely deserted as Israel pressed its military offensive in the area in recent days. Kamal fought back tears as he stared stunned at the pile of rubble that used to be his roastery and warehouse for coffee and other products, after Israel pummelled the region with strikes and issued sweeping evacuation orders. "When I opened it in the seventies, I was still a young man... now nothing is left," he said, leaning heavily on a walking stick and surveying the vast destruction. "How my life has been spent in vain here!" The war in Lebanon has been included in the framewor…

Few residents return to Lebanon's Nabatiyeh after a US-Iran truce with ... Few residents return to Lebanon's Nabatiyeh after a US-Iran truce with fighting nearby Bassem Mroue Associated Press Published: June 16, 2026 at 1:37 PM Updated: June 16, 2026 at 2:53 PM Full Screen 1 / 5 Previous photo Next photo A woman returns to her village following the announcement of an initial ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, walks at her destroyed neighbourhood in Nabatiyeh town, southern Lebanon, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) A man who returns to his village following the announcement of an initial ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, flashes victory sign as he stands on the rubble of his destroyed house in Nabatiyeh town, southern Lebanon, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) Sukaina al-Muhtadi, left, and her mother Aida who returned to their village following the announcement of an initial ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, search for their belongings between the rubble of their destroyed house in Nabatiyeh town, southern Lebanon, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) Kamal al-Kamal, 75, who …

Displaced Lebanese inspect shattered Nabatieh after Israel halts attacks Displaced residents returned to Nabatieh after Israel ordered a halt to fighting in southern Lebanon.

Nabatieh recovery begins amid ongoing southern Lebanon tensions ... ## Resilient Nabatieh Charts Path to Recovery Amidst Persistent Southern Lebanon Volatility **Nabatieh, Lebanon –** Months of heightened cross-border hostilities have not dimmed the spirit of Nabatieh, as residents and local authorities embark on a determined path toward recovery and reconstruction. While the specter of ongoing tensions along the southern Lebanese frontier continues to cast a shadow, the city is demonstrating remarkable resilience, prioritizing the restoration of essential services and the rebuilding of damaged infrastructure. The recent period has seen a palpable shift in focus within Nabatieh, moving from immediate crisis management to the more complex and sustained efforts of recovery. Local officials, working in close coordination with various humanitarian organizations and international partners, have initiated a series of projects aimed at addressing the widespread damage sustained by the city. These initiatives encompass a broad spectrum, from repairing damaged homes and public buildings to restoring vital utilities such as water and electricity networks, which have been intermittently di…

Few residents return to Lebanon's Nabatiyeh after a US-Iran ... - Newsday A man who returns to his village following the announcement of an initial ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, flashes victory sign as he stands on the rubble of his destroyed house in Nabatiyeh town, southern Lebanon, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. Credit: AP/Hussein Malla By The Associated Press June 16, 2026 1:38 pm Share NABATIYEH, Lebanon — Starting in the early hours of Tuesday, Aida Jleilati and her daughter dug through the pile of rubble that was once their home in the city of Nabatiyeh in southern Lebanon picking up some of their belongings that survived a late May airstrike by Israel. They were among a trickle of residents who returned to the city to check on their homes after the announcement of a deal between the U.S. and Iran to end their war. Iranian officials have said the deal will also mandate an end to the Israel-Hezbollah war in Lebanon. Although the fighting in southern Lebanon has not stopped, the strikes have been more limited since the U.S.-Iran deal was reached, and many people displaced from the area have taken the opportunity to check on their houses. Jleilati and her 22…