Houssam HaririPeople carry their luggage as they cross the Jdeidet Yabous border into Syria on foot, as the main road between the Lebanese and Syrian sides of the border has been destroyed by an Israeli airstrike. High Commissioner Filippo Grandi visited the region in October 2024, to mobilize support for some 250,000 people who have now fled the airstrikes in Lebanon and crossed into Syria. ; As a result of intense Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon since 23 September 2024, hundreds of thousands of Lebanese and Syrian people have fled into Syria. UNHCR and partners, including the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, are present at the border, providing food, water and blankets. UNHCR is responding to the needs of forcibly displaced people across Lebanon, where more than 1.2 million people are now displaced as a result of the hostilities, and is coordinating closely with the authorities and other humanitarian organizations to provide shelter, healthcare and psychosocial support. The humanitarian situation in Syria remains dire; the 2023 earthquake and the drawn-out conflict there have left critical infrastructure in tatters and millions in need of assistance.© UNHCR/Houssam HaririThis image, video, audio or multimedia is copyrighted and may only be reproduced with permission from authorised staff at UNHCR. Images, video, audio and multimedia may only be used under licence for editorial use relating to UNHCR-supported issues and only where the content of the media is accurately represented and captioned. Use in a commercial or promotional context or for fundraising is not allowed without UNHCR’s consent. A credit is always required in the format '© UNHCR/Photographer' for photo images and '© UNHCR' for video, audio and multimedia unless stated otherwise.888