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Population Movement
528,000 Estimated Individuals Who arrived in Syria from Lebanon since 24 Sep 2024
142,703 Estimated Households Who arrived in Syria from Lebanon since 24 Sep 2024
Several airstrikes took place in the past few days across Syria, posing a risk to people as well as UNHCR and partner staff and facilities. Some of the attacks affected the entry of people from Lebanon to Syria.
Homs Governorate
■ On 6 and 8 November, airstrikes hit several sites including two unofficial border crossings in the vicinity of Hawsh Al-Sayyid Ali town and Jarmash around 4.5 km from the Joussieh border crossing point. \
■ On 11 November, an airstrike hit Shamsin area, near a location where Lebanese refugees were gathering to receive assistance. The attack caused significant material damage to the Damascus-Homs Road with no casualties reported.
Since the attack on the Joussieh border crossing point in Homs Governorate on 2 November, movement decreased to approximately 100 families per day. Many arrivals expressed concerns of staying at the border due to the security situation, leading to a decrease in the number of families registered by UNHCR partner the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC).
On 11 November, after a suspension of one week due to the attacks, UNHCR resumed missions to Dabbousieh border crossing point in Homs Governorate.
Tartous Governorate
At Al-Arida border point, UNHCR observed in the past days several families arriving from southern Lebanon and Baalbek due to the escalation of hostilities there. Some indicated plans to travel to Iraq, while others stated that they will stay in Syria after some collective shelters in Lebanon were closed to revert to the original function as schools.
A small number of Lebanese have also been observed to have crossed back to Lebanon through the border point. They cited the lack of access to basic services, poor living conditions and the absence of livelihood opportunities, as well as a preference to return to Lebanon to stay in collective shelters rather than to remain in Syria.
Rural Damascus Governorate
At Jdaidet Yabous border crossing point, the crater in Masnaa (Lebanon) created by previous airstrikes rendered the road unusable for vehicles. UNHCR and SARC continue providing transportation from the crater to the border crossing point.