From UNHCR: 200,000 internally displaced inside Lebanon, 50,000 fled into Syria
Gianluca Pacchiani is the Arab affairs reporter for The Times of Israel
Over 50,000 people have crossed into Syria from Lebanon since Israel intensified its airstrikes in various regions of the country, and 200,000 are internally displaced, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi.
The figure presumably includes the 110,000 who are believed to have evacuated southern Lebanon in the months before the ongoing escalation.
Those who have crossed the border into Syria are both Lebanese citizens and Syrians who have been living in Lebanon as refugees.
Grandi says that relief operations are underway to assist those in need in collaboration with the governments of both countries.
More than 50,000 Lebanese and Syrians living in Lebanon have now crossed into Syria fleeing Israeli airstrikes. Well over 200,000 are displaced inside Lebanon.
Relief operations are underway, including by UNHCR, to help all those in need, in coordination with both governments. pic.twitter.com/Qcvdw79z8A
— Filippo Grandi (@FilippoGrandi) September 28, 2024
