Current sectionMiddle East NewsLebanon News Israeli soldiers deployed in IDF-occupied areas warn that as Lebanese residents displaced by the current Israeli invasion return to their homes despite IDF evacuation warnings, a lack of clear instructions from IDF's top brass may lead to fatal incidentsShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeYaniv Kubovich02:58 PM • June 18 2026 IDTIsraeli troops stationed in Lebanon have been facing daily incidents of friction with the thousands of displaced Lebanese civilians who began returning to their homes as the Iran-U.S. cease-fire was announced, soldiers told Haaretz on Wednesday. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:LebanonIDFHezbollahCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-Iran DealIsrael ElectionsGaza Cease-fireJD VancePayoneerHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIDF Troops Say They Are 'Policing' Displaced Civilians' Return to Lebanon HomesAn Israeli Artisan Dairy Born From Memories of Cheesemaking in ZakhoPoll: Eisenkot Continues to Outpace Bennett-Lapid as Netanyahu's Likud TopsIsrael Cuts Ties With Top EU Diplomat Kallas Over Reported Apartheid ComparisonBen-Gvir to Attend UN Conference After U.S. Visit Canceled Over Visa IssuesRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHumiliated by Trump on the Iran Front, Netanyahu May Set the Middle East Ablaze'Once-in-a-lifetime Discovery': 1,700-year-old Roman Busts Found in IsraelTrump and Netanyahu Hurtling Toward a Rupture That Could Shock U.S.-Israel TiesWhy Does the Jewish State Keep Deporting Diaspora Jews?Fork Found in Kitchen: Israelis Have Discovered the OccupationThe Fake Gaza Charity Linked to the Anti-left Disinformation Campaign in France