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Syrians receive displaced Lebanese families
Lebanese Families Flee to Syria Amid Intensified Israeli Airstrikes on Southern Lebanon
Dozens of Lebanese families crossed into Syria and managed to reach several areas in the countryside of Homs, escaping from Israeli airstrikes that targeted various locations in southern Lebanon, the main stronghold of Hezbollah.
In this context, activists from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported the arrival of a convoy of private cars on Tuesday evening, bringing citizens from the towns of Nubul and Zahra in Aleppo countryside to the city of Homs, accompanied by families of Hezbollah fighters.
Sources from the Syrian Observatory confirmed that a popular committee affiliated with Hezbollah welcomed a number of displaced families at the Al-Matirbah border crossing in the town of Qusair in southern Homs, working to secure housing for them while also providing necessary supplies for those homes.
The sources added that Shiite religious authorities in the villages of Mukhitarya, Al-Ashrafiya, Al-Najma, Al-Kam, and Al-Aminiya in northern Homs formed a specialized committee to follow up on the affairs of Lebanese refugees fleeing from Israeli shelling, preparing several homes to accommodate them in the aforementioned villages.
It is worth noting that opponents of the Syrian regime and Hezbollah, as well as political figures in the cities of Talbiseh, Rastan, and the gathering of the Houla villages, which were devastated by Hezbollah’s militia during their involvement in the war alongside government forces against these areas, refuse to accept any family with ties to the militia.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights indicated yesterday that the movement of mass displacement of Lebanese families toward Syrian territory continues due to the intense Israeli escalation against Lebanon, as the Syrian-Lebanese border, especially at the Al-Matirbah crossing linking Lebanon to the “Jdeideh Yabous” area in the Damascus countryside, experienced severe congestion and long lines of cars fleeing the bombardment.
Lebanese families have headed to the city of Homs, settling in the homes of displaced persons in Qusair and the pro-Hezbollah villages, in addition to cities and farms in the Damascus countryside. Hundreds of families have also spread across the capital, Damascus, and Tartus province.
