The denial followed a report citing a U.S. State Department official saying Israeli forces pulled back from some of the territory occupied in southern Lebanon as a 'gesture of good faith' toward the Lebanese government

Residents of the unrecognized Bedouin community of Tel Arad say about 40 homes have been demolished, leaving around 200 people, including children and infants, without shelter. Many have been staying in a local school after eviction orders

Almost a million Lebanese remain displaced over fears of continued fighting between Hezbollah and the Israeli military. Those who have returned found neighborhoods wiped out and homes in ruins. 'It's the beginning of a new struggle,' one said