People gather at the Qaa crossing point between Lebanon and Syria, which opened on Sunday. (Photo provided by L'Orient-Le Jour's correspondent in Bekaa Sarah Abdallah)
The Qaa crossing between Lebanon and Syria has been opened nearly a year after a major Israeli airstrike hit the Syrian side of the border in October, according to L'Orient-Le Jour's correspondent. The crater caused by the strike has been filled, and displaced Lebanese have started returning home. Minister of Public Works and Transport Ali Hamiyeh visited the site for the reopening.
According to sources in Qaa contacted by L'Orient-Le Jour's correspondent, around 4,000 people, including many Lebanese who fled the bombings, are ready to cross the border between Lebanon and Syria today.
On Oct. 25, an Israeli strike targeting the Syrian side of the border with Lebanon cut off this border crossing between the two countries. According to information obtained by L'Orient-Le Jour, the airstrike hit a bridge in the area known as "Jousseh" and destroyed a cemetery near the target. The area has been bombed several times, including four times on Nov. 23.
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