The conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese armed group Hezbollah is breaking up families, as people flee Lebanon for safety and a better future. Some 270,000 residents of Lebanon had fled across the border into Syria, the United Nations refugee agency chief said, as he warned on Monday the world needed better solutions for the unprecedented displacement crisis it's now facing. - REUTERS

Lebanese flee conflict into Syria as UN warns of displacement crisis

The conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese armed group Hezbollah is breaking up families, as people flee Lebanon for safety and a better future. Some 270,000 residents of Lebanon had fled across the border into Syria, the United Nations refugee agency chief said, as he warned on Monday the world needed better solutions for the unprecedented displacement crisis it's now facing. - REUTERS

Published: 16 Oct 2024