Lebanon's displaced endure ‘exhaustion and despair’

I have actually had a chance to talk to those who have been internally displaced as a result of what was happening in southern Lebanon and in particular the Israeli bombardments. At the height of the crisis there were 1.2 million people displaced internally. I had a chance to meet those who are still displaced because of course some of them have been able to return. What they told me is many of them have been displaced many times. It's not the first time they were displaced in 1924, were displaced again and again in 1926. So there is a deep sense of exhaustion and despair I have to say that I felt from people. Anxiety about what the future brings but also I met a man who with fears in his eyes who told me that he had just tried to return four days ago only to be prevented from returning to his village and he saw how his village has been demolished in front of his eyes. So I do think there is a sense that this conflict absolutely needs to come to an end. The ceasefire has to hold. People have to find a way back to get back their lives and live in peace with its neighbor. We need to tell the truth about this and we need to bring the human side of conflict into the spotlight which also means yes there are issues around accountability because people should not get away with the commission of crimes.