Nearly half a million Lebanese remain displaced despite ceasefire, IOM says More than 640,000 displaced Lebanese have returned to their homes since the ceasefire with Israel took effect on 21 June, while about 500,000 people remain displaced, according to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). The agency said 646,107 people had returned from a total displacement of more than one million during the conflict. Returns have accelerated in southern Lebanon and Beirut's southern suburbs following the ceasefire, but many residents of border communities remain unable to go back as Israeli forces continue to maintain positions inside a self-declared security zone and carry out strikes.