Thousands of people have been crossing back into Lebanon from Syria following 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, bumper-to-bumper cars lined up on Thursday waiting to be cleared for crossing. All four lanes were taken up by cars heading into Lebanon, while those waiting to cross into Syria had to use an offroad.
Out of the six border crossings between Lebanon and Syria, only two remain functional due to Israeli airstrikes that forced the closure of the others. The two countries share a border that spans 375 kilometers (233 miles).
