A youth carries a water pipe as people who had fled Lebanon to seek refuge in Syria, return via the Al-Qaa-Jousieh border crossing in northeastern Lebanon on November 28, 2024, a day after a cease fire between Israel and Hezbollah took hold. Since the ceasefire took effect on November 27, tens of thousands of Lebanese who fled their homes headed back to their towns and villages, only to find scenes of devastation. (Photo by Sam SKAINEH / AFP)