176 Victims Since the Escalation in Lebanon.. Calls to Protect Syrian Refugees

176 Victims Since the Escalation in Lebanon.. Calls to Protect Syrian Refugees
The increasing number of Syrian victims in Lebanon points to the worsening humanitarian crisis for refugees, who find themselves caught between the fires of regional conflict and inability to return t
October 7, 2024, 2:46 am

مخيمات اللاجئين السوريين في لبنان/ تعبيرية

Five Syrian citizens lost their lives in the past 24 hours as a result of Israeli strikes on Lebanon, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. This brings the total number of Syrian victims in Lebanon since the start of the Israeli escalation on September 21 to 176 people, including 33 women and 46 children.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights strongly condemned these attacks targeting civilians, calling on the international community and humanitarian organizations to urgently intervene to protect the population, including Syrian refugees. The Observatory also demanded the provision of safe corridors for residents to flee from targeted areas, in addition to providing necessary humanitarian assistance to affected families.

The Observatory emphasized that Syrian refugees in Lebanon have no connection to Lebanese Hezbollah, stressing that they are merely refugees and workers seeking safety after the war in Syria forced them to leave their homes.

The Observatory called for facilitating the return of those who do not fear arrest to their areas in Syria, with the need to secure safe passages for those who cannot guarantee their safety in areas outside the control of the Syrian regime.

The total number of Syrian victims in Lebanon since the beginning of the Israeli war on Gaza has risen to 207 people, including 36 women and 50 children, in addition to 21 others injured.

Statistics indicate that the victims were distributed over the past months, with a large number concentrated in September and October. The causes of deaths varied between air raids and missile shelling, targeting different areas in Lebanon, including the southern suburbs of Beirut and areas in southern Lebanon.

This escalation comes at a time when Syrian refugees in Lebanon face increasing humanitarian challenges, finding themselves caught between the risks of ongoing conflict and the difficulty of returning to their country. This situation highlights the urgent need for effective international intervention to protect civilians and find sustainable solutions to the worsening Syrian refugee crisis amid ongoing regional turmoil.

Levant-Syrian Observatory

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