BERLIN: Well over 30,000 people, mainly Syrians, have crossed into Syria from Lebanon in the past 72 hours, the UN refugee agency said on Friday, amid an escalating conflict between Israeli forces and Hezbollah that has killed hundreds of people in Lebanon.
About 80 percent of those crossings are Syrians and about 20 percent are Lebanese, said the UNHCR representative in Syria, Gonzalo Vargas Llosa, adding that about half are children and adolescents, and that men are making the crossing in smaller numbers than women.
“They are crossing from a country at war to one that has faced a crisis conflict for 13 years,” an extremely difficult choice, he told a news conference.
“We will have to see over the next few days how many more do so,” added the representative.
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Over 30,000 crossed into Syria from Lebanon in past days, says UN
Over 30,000 crossed into Syria from Lebanon in past days, says UN
- About 80 percent of those crossings are Syrians and about 20 percent are Lebanese
Israel army chief says withdrawal line in Gaza is ‘new border’
- Under a ceasefire deal, Israeli forces have withdrawn to positions behind the Yellow Line
JERUSALEM: Israel’s army chief, Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, said Sunday the demarcation line where Israeli troops have withdrawn behind in Gaza is a “new border,” according to a military statement.
“We have operational control over extensive parts of the Gaza Strip and we will remain on those defense lines. The Yellow Line is a new border line — serving as a forward defensive line for our communities and a line of operational activity,” the army quoted Zamir as saying to reserve soldiers in Gaza.
Under the US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, Israeli forces have withdrawn to positions behind the so-called Yellow Line.
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