More than 100,000 people cross from Lebanon into Syria, UN refugee agency says

More than 100,000 people cross from Lebanon into Syria, UN refugee agency says
A displaced family from Syria seeks to be transferred to a safe place, after spending the night at Beirut’s central Martyrs’ square fleeing the overnight Israeli strikes in southern Beirut, in Lebanon September 28, 2024. (Reuters)

GENEVA — More than 100,000 people have crossed into Syria from Lebanon since a conflict between Israeli forces and the Hezbollah militia escalated this month, the UN refugee agency chief said on Monday.

Filippo Grandi said on social media platform X that those fleeing included both Lebanese and Syrian nationals.

The UN agency is assisting those arriving at four crossing points, he added.

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