Top News100,000 people have already fled Lebanon to Syria

100,000 people have already fled Lebanon to Syria

As it has been going on for several days Israeli airstrikes on targets in Lebanon According to the UN, they already are About 100,000 fled to Syria. As the flow of refugees continues, the UN for refugees Filippo Grandi Monday in the online service X.

Grandi said the refugees were Lebanese and Syrian nationals. The UNHCR Support arrivals at four border crossings.

“Largest refugee movement in our country’s history”

Prime Minister of Lebanon Najib Mikadi On Sunday, the number of people fleeing the Israeli attacks was estimated at one million.

It was the “largest refugee movement in the country’s history”. There can only be a diplomatic solution to the current conflict with Israel: “Diplomatically we have no other option,” he explained.

According to the UN, more than 210,000 people have been displaced in Lebanon since the new conflict began, including about 120,000 in the past week alone. According to the United Nations, the number could be significantly higher based on the experience of the previous war with Israel in 2006.

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