
Air strikes targeted several heavily populated areas in Beirut (Picture: EPA)

Drones continued to fly past as first responders worked (Picture: AP)
Early on Wednesday,after the ceasefire in Iran was announced,many displaced people sleeping in tents on the streets of Beirut and the coastal city of Sidon began packing their belongings in preparation to return to their homes.
That was before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed the military would press on in Lebanon.
At a sprawling displacement camp on Beirut’s waterfront,families whiplashed by the conflicting statements expressed confusion and despair.
‘We can’t take this anymore,sleeping in a tent,not showering,the uncertainty,’ said Fadi Zaydan,35.
He and his parents had prepared to head back to the southern city of Nabatieh before Mr Netanyahu’s comments stopped them in their tracks.
‘But we’ll be targeted if we go home,’ Mr Zaydan said.
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