UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi has
visited the Jdeidet Yabous crossing on the border between Syria and Lebanon, Syria’s local media reported.
“I was at the Syrian/Lebanese border, where a quarter of a million people have crossed since Sep. 23, when Israeli airstrikes
in Lebanon escalated,” Grandi said on the social media platform X.
He added that more than 1.2 million people have currently been displaced in Lebanon.
He noted that local authorities, the Syrian Red Crescent, the United Nations, and other partners “are working 24/7 with UNHCR
to ensure a humane and efficient welcome” for those arriving in Syria.
Grandi also mentioned that he has appealed for 324 million U.S. dollars “to meet the needs of all people fleeing from
Lebanon to Syria and the families hosting many of them.”
“This crisis occurs at a time when millions of Syrians live in hardship. Humanitarian and early recovery aid are
urgently needed,” he added.
Earlier on Monday, the country’s Directorate of Immigration and Passports said 91,000 Lebanese and 239,000
Syrians have arrived in Syria from Lebanon since Sept. 23, when the Israeli army began conducting intensive
attacks on Lebanon. (Xinhua/NAN)
