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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Albert Aji

Thousands of displaced Lebanese return from Syria as ceasefire with Israel holds

Syria Lebanon Israel - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Thousands of people made the crossing back 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 on Thursday waiting to be cleared for crossing. All four lanes were taken up by cars making their way into Lebanon, while those waiting to cross into Syria had to use an offroad.

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