At the Masnaa border crossing between Lebanon and Syria, on Dec. 9, 2024. (Credit: Matthieu Karam/L’Orient-Le Jour's archives)
The fall of the Assad dictatorship had not persuaded them to go home. It is, in the end, the relentless Israeli bombardment on Lebanon since March 2 that has driven tens of thousands of Syrian migrants to leave their host country and return to Syria.Since Israel launched its offensive against Lebanon on the night of March 1–2, in response to Hezbollah rocket fire in support of Iran, hundreds of thousands have been forced to flee their homes under the bombardment, particularly in southern Lebanon, the Bekaa Valley and Beirut’s southern suburbs. Another field report 'Leaving was not enough to protect us': Lebanese in the Gulf caught between two wars They include Syrian refugees and migrants who have resided in Lebanon for many years after fleeing the 2011 civil war under the Assad regime. While over 550,000 returned to Syria following...
The fall of the Assad dictatorship had not persuaded them to go home. It is, in the end, the relentless Israeli bombardment on Lebanon since March 2 that has driven tens of thousands of Syrian migrants to leave their host country and return to Syria.Since Israel launched its offensive against Lebanon on the night of March 1–2, in response to Hezbollah rocket fire in support of Iran, hundreds of thousands have been forced to flee their homes under the bombardment, particularly in southern Lebanon, the Bekaa Valley and Beirut’s southern suburbs. Another field report 'Leaving was not enough to protect us': Lebanese in the Gulf caught between two wars They include Syrian refugees and migrants who have resided in Lebanon for many years after fleeing the 2011 civil war under the Assad regime. While over 550,000 returned to Syria...
