Lebanon: Over 400,000 people fled to Syria in around 2 weeks
Lebanon's government announced on Monday that more than 400,000 people had fled into Syria in less than two weeks, following an Israeli escalation against the Lebanese resistance group Hezbollah across the border.
- Middle East
- AFP
- Published Date: 07:45 | 07 October 2024
Lebanon's government said Monday that more than 400,000 people had fled an Israeli escalation against Lebanese resistance group Hezbollah across the border into Syria in less than two weeks.
More than 300,000 of those who escaped from September 23 to Saturday were Syrians returning to their war-torn country, while more than 102,000 were Lebanese, a governmental crisis unit said.
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