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562,000 Estimated Individuals Who arrived in Syria from Lebanon since 24 Sep 2024 63% of arrivals are Syrians and 37% are Lebanese nationals.
In the midnight hours of 27 November, three border crossings with Lebanon – Dabbousieh, Jesr Al Qamar in Homs, and Al Arida in Tartous – were hit by airstrikes, resulting in some casualties, including the tragic loss of a SARC volunteer and injuries sustained by several others, as well as the destruction of connecting bridges and significant damage to surrounding structures, including UNHCR’s Border Health and Protection Support Points, which have provided essential humanitarian assistance and legal support services to tens of thousands of new arrivals fleeing from the hostilities in Lebanon.
Statements deploring the attack and the loss and injury of humanitarian workers were made by the Resident Coordinator/Humanitarian Coordinator Adam Abdelmoula and the Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis Ramanathan Balakrishnan, as well as by the UNHCR Representative in Syria, Gonzalo Vargas Llosa.