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100,000 People Flee Lebanon To Syria Amid Intense Attacks

Smoke rises above Lebanon, following an Israeli strike, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Israel's border with Lebanon

An estimated 100,000 individuals have crossed the Lebanese border back into Syria following the recent strikes on Lebanon by Israel, as reported by the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR). The agency's spokesperson described the attacks during the last week of September as the most intense since 2006.

Some of those fleeing the country have been directly injured in the strikes, with heartbreaking accounts emerging. For instance, a woman was witnessed crossing the border carrying two deceased children that she intended to bury in Syria.

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