The UN’s refugee agency (UNHCR) is reporting that an estimated 472,000 people have crossed from Lebanon into Syria since September 23, following the escalation between Israel and Hezbollah, Al Jazeera reports.

The figure included 32,829 Lebanese refugees and 216,369 Syrians who had fled to Lebanon following the outbreak of the civil war in their country.

The vast majority of those arriving in Syria had fled from southern Lebanon, where Israeli forces have carried out intense attacks on a daily basis.