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Syrian refugees flee Israeli offensive in Lebanon, returning to a Syria in ruins

Summary by France24
At the Joussieh border crossing near the Syrian city of Homs, thousands of Syrian refugees are fleeing the devastating war in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah. Driven out by Israeli air strikes after years of exile in Lebanon, families and children wait for hours before returning to a country where 90 percent of the population is surviving in post-Assad poverty. FRANCE 24's Dana Alboz and Hussam Hammoud report.

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The situation in Lebanon remains more than worrying: attacks by Israel continue to cease in a constantly bombed country, where the Israeli army maintains a ground operation in the south of the territory.The conflict has already caused more than 1,000,000 people to flee their homes, including 350,000 children, as explained by Marcoluigi Corsi, UNICEF representative in Lebanon.From Beirut, Corsi has detailed that the majority of displaced persons …

:: Damascus - Arab Jerusalem: the Syrian General Authority of Ports and Customs has confirmed that the Syrian-Lebanese joint crossing points will remain open during the holiday period and 24 hours a day to receive returning citizens fleeing Israeli shelling, whose number since the beginning of the current month has exceeded 124,000. Since 2 March this year, there has been a marked movement of entry for Syrians returning from [...].

Nearly 120,000 Syrians have returned to their country from neighboring Lebanon since the latest conflict between Israel and Hezbollah erupted, according to data from the International Organization for Migration… Reports that 119,000 Syrians returned from Lebanon during the Israel-Hezbollah conflict - NAVY MERCHANT

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France24 broke the news in France on Wednesday, March 18, 2026.
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