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Published 30 Sep, 2024 01:46pm

100,000 have fled Lebanon for Syria due to Israeli strikes: UN

Some 100,000 people have fled to Syria from Lebanon due to Israeli air strikes, a figure that has doubled in two days, the United Nations’ refugee head said, AFP reports.

“The number of people who have crossed into Syria from Lebanon fleeing Israeli airstrikes — Lebanese and Syrian nationals — has reached 100,000,” Filippo Grandi said on X.

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