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Sectarian fears increase as a Beirut area says no to displacement centre

sectarian slogans reminiscent of language used during the 1975-1990 Lebanese Civil War. A major source of tension is that Israel has [targeted displaced](/features/2026/4/7/creating-rift-part-of-game-plan-israeli-attacks-deepen-lebanon-fissures) Lebanese, leading many to fear that hosting their compatriots

What we know about the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire

Lebanon’s Shia community, from which it emerged. The Lebanese government has been uneasy about Hezbollah’s influence in the country. Last December, the government [said](/news/2025/12/20/first-phase-of-hezbollahs-disarmament-close-to-complete-lebanons-salam) it was close to completing the disarmament