Displaced Lebanese return to devastated southern villages - in pictures

  • Residents walk through the destruction in the southern Lebanese village of Zibqin. AFP
    Residents walk through the destruction in the southern Lebanese village of Zibqin. AFP
  • Batoul Sleem meets her father Mohammed Sleem after spending two months apart, in Tyre, Lebanon. Reuters
    Batoul Sleem meets her father Mohammed Sleem after spending two months apart, in Tyre, Lebanon. Reuters
  • Assaad Bzih, a displaced Lebanese resident, and his family walk on rubble near their destroyed home in Zibqin. Reuters
    Assaad Bzih, a displaced Lebanese resident, and his family walk on rubble near their destroyed home in Zibqin. Reuters
  • A woman stands next to destroyed buildings in the southern town of Qana. AFP
    A woman stands next to destroyed buildings in the southern town of Qana. AFP
  • A girl gestures as she returns to her home in a car decorated with a portrait of Hezbollah's former leader Hassan Nasrallah. AFP
    A girl gestures as she returns to her home in a car decorated with a portrait of Hezbollah's former leader Hassan Nasrallah. AFP
  • The minaret of a mosque stands amid the destruction of the southern Lebanese border village of Shebaa. AFP
    The minaret of a mosque stands amid the destruction of the southern Lebanese border village of Shebaa. AFP
  • A resident who fled from Shebaa unloads personal belongings upon returning home. AFP
    A resident who fled from Shebaa unloads personal belongings upon returning home. AFP
  • The town of Qana was repeatedly hit by Israeli bombardment AFP
    The town of Qana was repeatedly hit by Israeli bombardment AFP