Thousands of displaced Lebanese residents are returning to southern Lebanon as the 10-day U.S.-brokered cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah holds, though sporadic Israeli strikes and a U.N. peacekeeper’s death complicate the fragile peace. On Saturday, bumper-to-bumper traffic clogged Lebanon’s coastal highway as families carried mattresses and belongings back to war-torn areas. Zakri Zakaria, 55, described the anxiety of heading home to Kfar Tebnit, a town heavily bombarded during the conflict, while others expressed uncertainty about what they might find.

The truce has brought a reprieve after weeks of fighting, but Israeli forces remain in a 6-mile security strip, preventing many from returning and risking prolonged displacement.