As war nears two months, displaced Lebanese family sinks into despair
By Zohra Bensemra
Published on April 28, 2026.
Rabih Khreiss, a displaced Lebanese man from the southern village of Khiyam, near the border with Israel, has been living in a tent in Beirut for nearly two months. His family lives in tents and makeshift structures, while his older sister, Rajaa Kherisse, who has been displaced five times and suffers from lung cancer, struggles to find healthcare. Despite the temporary ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel being signed, Israel and Hezbollah accuse each other of breaching the ceasefire. The 1.2 million displaced people who hoped a ceasefire could secure their return home but instead find themselves indefinitely barred from the south.
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