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A new report examines how Israel's destruction of towns and villages across south Lebanon has left many displaced residents facing an increasingly permanent reality, with lost livelihoods, destroyed homes, and continued insecurity preventing return. The findings underscore the long-term humanitarian toll of the conflict even as ceasefire discussions between Lebanon and Israel continue. Aid workers and displaced families describe dwindling hope of rebuilding, as reconstruction efforts remain stalled and security guarantees are lacking, deepening concerns about a protracted humanitarian crisis in the region.