Thousands of people are crossing into Lebanon from Syria on the second day of a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, after nearly 14 months of fighting. At the Jousieh border crossing in the Qusair area of Syria’s Homs province, on Lebanon’s northeastern border, bumper-to-bumper cars lined up waiting to be cleared for crossing.
Lebanese families sit in traffic as they return to Lebanon through the Jousieh border crossing, Syria , Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024, following a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah that went into effect on Wednesday. Workers repair a bridge over the Assi river in Qusair, Syria , Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024, damaged in an Israeli airstrike earlier in the month.
Of the six border crossings between Lebanon and Syria, two remain functional after Israeli airstrikes forced the others shut. The two countries share a border 375 kilometers long.escalated in mid-September. The cross-border flow was a striking reversal in fortunes given that Lebanon is still hosting more than 1 million Syrian refugees who fled the war in their country that began in 2011.
“We have been in Syria since Sept. 23, we had to leave our jobs, our homes and our loved ones because of the war,” said Hasan Fliti, a 54-year-old dairy shop owner who is returning to Lebanon with his wife and two children. “I am happy that there is a ceasefire and there is no more destruction. You are not afraid anymore of the airstrikes to hit.”On Thursday, more than 4,000 crossed back into Lebanon and the number continues to rise.
“My house is gone, but it is an indescribable feeling to go back,” she said. “There’s a tragic sensation for the martyrs who had to die. The children are mourning.”
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