More Displaced Lebanese Head Home as Cease-Fire Is Tested ^25.9%

The New York Times - By Euan Ward, Sarah Chaayto, Christina Goldbaum - 4/18/2026, 2:53 PM

Negativity Bias 22% - Pessimism Bias 11.8% - Self-Serving Bias 10.3%

Thousands of displaced Lebanese returned to the country’s devastated south on Saturday for the second day, as a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah appeared to be largely holding despite sporadic Israeli strikes. Lebanon’s coastal highway was still clogged with miles of bumper-to-bumper traffic. Cars piled high with mattresses and... more