Ninety-six Syrians in Lebanon were killed within a week due to Israeli shelling targeting various Lebanese regions, according to documentation by the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR).
The SNHR reported today, Tuesday, October 1, that 96 Syrian refugees, including 36 children and 19 women, were killed due to Israeli shelling in Lebanon.
The toll includes Syrian victims between September 23 and 30.
Families perished in the shelling
The Israeli shelling ongoing since October 2023 on Lebanon left Syrian residents in Lebanon dead, but the recent escalation over the past ten days has increased the number of Syrian casualties.
During the reported period, Enab Baladi monitored through its correspondents the killing of families in the shelling that targeted their residences. These families hailed from various Syrian provinces, including Aleppo, Damascus countryside, Idlib, Deir Ezzor, and Daraa.
One incident of Syrians killed by Israeli shelling occurred on September 25. In northern Bekaa’s town of Younine in east Lebanon, 23 Syrian refugees were killed, and four others injured, including workers and children, as a result of an Israeli airstrike targeting a building.
According to Lebanese government estimates, about 1.5 million Syrian refugees reside in various Lebanese regions, while UNHCR registered approximately 774,000.
The refugees are primarily distributed in the Bekaa region with 292,000, followed by northern Lebanon with 219,000, Beirut with 175,000, and southern Lebanon with 86,000, according to the UNHCR.
The UNHCR notes that 90% of Syrian refugees in Lebanon live in extreme poverty.
Tens of thousands displaced
The Immigration and Passports Department of the Syrian regime’s government stated today that approximately 185,000 Syrians and Lebanese were displaced to Syria due to the Israeli war on Lebanon.
The number of Syrians returning to their country reached about 132,000. Among them, approximately 24,000 entered on Monday, September 30, while the number of Lebanese arrivals to Syrian territory reached about 54,000, with around 6,000 Lebanese entering in the last 24 hours.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health reported that emergency teams dealt with approximately 1,000 medical cases among the displaced at the Jdeidet Yabous crossing on the Syrian-Lebanese border.
In the same context, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced on Monday that about 100,000 people crossed from Lebanon to Syria since the escalation of violence in Lebanon.
The UNHCR stated that 60% of these crossers are Syrians and 40% are Lebanese, with the number of children under 18 accounting for about 60% of all those arriving in Syria, highlighting a significant number of displaced children.