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☆ At Syria’s border with Lebanon, refugees return home while others flee fearing the worst
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Masnaa, Lebanon’s border with Syria CNN —Nadia’s eyes were full of tears as she crossed the border from Syria to Lebanon. People cross from Syria into Lebanon at the Masnaa border crossing on Wednesday, December 11. My brother is there, I have not seen him in 11 years,” Mohammed told CNN. And there are so many children,” Fatima, a young woman trying to get into Lebanon, told CNN. As Nadia and Saiman continued their journey to Beirut, Mohammed, his wife and their four sons headed the other way.

Persons: Syria CNN —, Nadia, Saiman, Sydra, Mohammed, Syria’s, Bashar al, Assad, what’s, Ivana Kottasova, “, ” Mohammed, It’s, didn’t, ‘, Amani, Hassan Nasrallah, ”, Nasrallah, Diaa, CNN Diaa, CNN Israel, ” Diaa, regime’s, ” Fatima, Fatima, He’s, ” Saiman Organizations: Syria CNN, Taxi, CNN, Hezbollah, Syria, Lebanese General Security, Lebanese Locations: Lebanon’s, Syria, Lebanon, Germany, Hasaka, Nadia, Beirut, Masnaa, Damascus, Lebanese, Israel, Iran, Kurdish, “ Lebanon, Islam, Turkey, al Qaeda

☆ As Syrian rebels topple President Assad, difficult times lie ahead
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

People walk near razor wire at Masnaa Border Crossing, after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted Syria's Bashar al-Assad, Lebanon, on Dec. 8, 2024. "We celebrate with the Syrian people the news of freeing our prisoners and releasing their chains," the rebels said. Underscoring the lightning changes, Iran's embassy was stormed by Syrian rebels, Iran's English-language Press TV reported. The Syrian rebel coalition said it was continuing work to complete the transfer of power in the country to a transitional governing body with full executive powers. Russia, a staunch Assad ally, intervened decisively in 2015 to help Assad during Syria's civil war.

Persons: Syria's Bashar al, Amr Abdallah Dalsh, Bashar al, Assad, Abu Mohammed al, Golani, Benjamin Netanyahu, Assad's, Emmanuel Macron, Asma, —, Mohammad Ghazi al, Jalali Organizations: Syrian, Reuters, Islamic, Press, Revolutionary Guards, Sunday, Russian Foreign Ministry, Golani, Hezbollah Locations: Assad, Lebanon, Damascus, Russia, Iran, Syria, Israel, Turkey, United States, Islamic State, Iraq, Syrian, Ukraine

☆ Israel steps up its airstrikes on Beirut as the conflict in the Middle East escalates
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Hannah Abraham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Israel is intensifying strikes on Lebanon in an attempt to dismantle Hezbollah's command. Israel also blocked a major road near Lebanon's Masnaa border crossing with Syria, a report said. AdvertisementIsrael carried out air strikes in the Lebanese capital of Beirut on Friday as it stepped up its efforts to dismantle Hezbollah's leadership. According to The New York Times, citing Israeli officials, Israel targeted Hashem Safieddine, the rumored successor of Hezbollah's assassinated leader, Hassan Nasrallah. Related storiesThere are now growing fears that the conflict could transform into a full-blown war in the Middle East.

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CNN —Israel’s military chief told troops on Wednesday that its airstrikes in Lebanon were aiming to destroy Hezbollah’s infrastructure and to pave the way for a possible ground incursion by Israeli forces. “You hear the jets overhead; we have been striking all day,” the head of Israel’s military, Herzi Halevi, told troops while visiting the country’s northern border with Lebanon. People fleeing Israeli bombings in Lebanon wait to enter Syria through the Masnaa crossing in eastern Lebanon on Tuesday. The next day, hundreds of pagers belonging to Hezbollah militants exploded across Lebanon. These are the things that will allow us to safely return the residents of the north afterward.”

Persons: CNN —, Herzi Halevi, ”, Halevi, “, ” Halevi, Israel ramped, Hassan Jarrah, Gordin, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Ibrahim Aqil, Ibrahim Qubaisi Organizations: CNN, Mossad, Getty, Israel Defense Forces, Radwan Force, Hezbollah’s Locations: Lebanon, Tel Aviv, Iran, Syria, AFP, “, Israel, Gaza, Beirut

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