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Population Movement
28,183 Estimated Individuals who crossed into Lebanon from Syria through the Jdaidet Yabous and Joussieh crossing points since the ceasefire on 27 November 2024.
Reverse movements from Syria and Lebanon continue to gather pace at both the Jdaidet Yabous (Rural Damascus) and Joussieh (Homs) border crossings since the announcement of the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah on 27 November 2024. They remain the only two functioning border crossings since the attacks on the border crossings at Daboussieh, Jisr Al Kamar and Al Arida that same morning.
Most of the Lebanese with whom UNHCR and SARC teams interacted at both border crossings expressed their strong desire to return home to Lebanon even if their houses had been destroyed.
UNHCR notes that the Government of Lebanon is still prioritizing the entry of Lebanese nationals. Only Syrian nationals in possession of a residency permit in Lebanon or a flight ticket out of Lebanon are being processed for entry. These measures have been taken to decongest the heavy traffic at the border crossings and immigration centres.
Arrivals into Syria – both Syrian and Lebanese – continued but at much reduced rates, with the primary reason being to reach and accompany their families who had previously fled to Syria back to Lebanon.