Tens of thousands of people fleeing into Syria
The humanitarian crisis from what has quickly become a regional conflict is growing just as fast as the fighting itself.
Here in Syria, we are seeing more people arriving, women and children, and the elderly. Syrian officials say more than 25,000 people have come through the Jdeidet Yabous and Jousieh border crossings in Homs province over the last two days alone. The influx of refugees continues to grow, especially as the violence in Lebanon intensifies.
As we speak, Israeli air raids are continuing on the southern suburbs of Beirut as well as southern Lebanon, and this is going to push more refugees towards Syria.
UN agencies and Syria’s Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management are on the ground here, providing medical and psychosocial support.
Most of the people we’ve spoken with have been on the road for a day or two, trying to reach the border crossing and actually get into Syrian territory. Officials say they expect these numbers to rise, especially as the violence intensifies in Lebanon. But they say they’re ready to accept anybody fleeing to safety.
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Israeli forces detain two children in southern Syria
Israeli forces have detained two Syrian minors in the southern countryside village of al-Asbah in Quneitra province, according to the Syrian state news agency SANA.
The two children were arrested while herding livestock near Tell al-Ahmar al-Gharbi before being taken to a military post in the area, the report said.
It added that the incident comes days after Israeli forces detained a young man while he was herding sheep west of the village of al-Asbah, also in southern Quneitra. His whereabouts remain unknown.
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Thousands cross from Lebanon into Syria as bombing intensifies
As Israeli bombing in Lebanon intensifies, the humanitarian crisis is growing.
In the last few days, thousands of people have been crossing from Lebanon into Syria. The vast majority of them are Syrian.
At one of those border crossings in Homs province, people are entering through the crossing and making their way to offices run by various organizations, including the UN, the Syrian government and NGOs.
Syrian officials are saying that the number of refugees is expected to increase significantly as the bombing intensifies, with fears the conflict could continue for a long time.
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UNHCR tallies more than 30,000 displaced in Lebanon
More than 30,000 people, mostly Syrians but also some Lebanese, have crossed into Syria from Lebanon.
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