United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Representative in Syria Gonzalo Vargas Llosa reported that more than 30,000 people have crossed from Lebanon, where Israel is conducting intense attacks, into Syria in the last 72 hours.
Llosa participated in the weekly press briefing of the UN Office at Geneva online to provide assessments.
Stating that 'more than 30,000 people have crossed from Lebanon to Syria in the last 72 hours,' Llosa said that this number is expected to increase.
Llosa noted that 80 percent of the 30,000 people are Syrian and 20 percent are Lebanese, highlighting that 50 percent of those arriving are children and young people.
Reminding that people are moving from a country at war to a country that has been experiencing conflict for 13 years, Llosa emphasized that this is an extremely difficult choice.
748 PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES IN ISRAELI ATTACKS
The Israeli army, which has been engaged in controlled clashes with Hezbollah since October 8, launched hundreds of airstrikes on September 23 on southern Lebanese cities as well as the Bekaa and Baalbek regions.
According to Lebanese authorities, 748 people have died in the intensified airstrikes, and nearly 150,000 people have been displaced within the country due to the bombardment.
Hezbollah, meanwhile, is responding to the ongoing intense bombardment by the Israeli army on the southern and eastern parts of the country with missile attacks. No major damage has been reported in these attacks, which mostly target army bases on the Israeli side.
While the wave of migration from the southern parts of the country to the capital Beirut and the north continues, it is stated that there are also those migrating to Syria.
News Source: AA
