٠٠:٠٣:٢٩In a gesture of solidarity Syrians rushed to offer their homes and hotels free of charge to refugees fleeing the escalating violence in Lebanon on Sunday.
Footage shows images of the late Hezbollah General Secretary Hassan Nasrallah at a bazaar in Sayyida Zaynab, just south of Damascus. The market can be seen adorned with a banner reading 'To our people in Lebanon, Nineveh Hotel welcomes visitors without charge', while guests can be seen sitting in the hotel lobby.
"We received multiple Lebanese families at Nineveh Hotel and offered them free housing as well as food and drink as well as everything they needed. Our services are not given only to Lebanese but to Syrians (from Lebanon) as well. They are our families, above all, we are helping them avoid the suffering we faced (during the war). We therefore are assisting them free of charge," Hanin al-Khatib, an employee at Nineveh Hotel explained.
Guests fleeing from Israeli attacks on neighbouring Lebanon expressed their gratitude.
"It was a warm welcome, Praise God. They provide us with aid and all necessities through the al-Faiha association and others. Ultimately, we came seeking peace. Thank God, we have received warm hospitality and the hotel provides us with everything we need. God bless them," said refugee Hussein Farhat.
Locals in Sayyida Zaynab also welcomed the refugees into their homes.
“If anyone needs to relocate, they come to their family. We are their families, they are ours. We went to the streets to welcome them and said: You are most welcome; this is your home. You can stay in our homes and we will sleep on the streets instead,” said Mohammed Haj Ali.
Earlier, Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, declared on Sunday that the number of displaced people fleeing from southern Lebanon, Beirut and Bekaa had reached 'one million', in what is 'the largest displacement ever in Lebanon and the region.'
He noted that 778 makeshift centres have been prepared to accommodate 118,000 people, as the government is acting to provide shelter, food and healthcare to prevent the outbreak of diseases.
In turn, the Syrian authorities are providing free emergency medical services, treatment and diagnostics at hospitals in and around Damascus, as well as in Homs and Tartous for the arrivals.
On Friday evening, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) announced that it had "carried out a precise strike on the central headquarters of Hezbollah”, before declaring on Saturday that the attack had resulted in the death of Hezbollah's Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah and Southern Front Commander Ali Karki.
The IDF released another statement later on Saturday indicating that it had conducted "airstrikes targeting more than 140 Hezbollah-affiliated sites over the past night."
In a formal statement on Saturday, Hezbollah confirmed the death of the Secretary-General in the Beirut strike, along with other leaders that had yet to be named at the time of publication.
Bombardment of the southern suburbs of Beirut reportedly continued over the weekend, with strikes also reported in southern regions and the Bekaa Valley.
On September 23, the IDF announced the start of a campaign of airstrikes on Hezbollah positions dubbed 'Operation Northern Arrows'. The Lebanese Ministry of Health reported that these attacks have resulted in more than 1,030 deaths and left 6,300 people injured.
Tensions between the sides escalated in mid-September after a series of explosions of wireless communications devices used by Hezbollah left dozens dead and thousands injured. Hezbollah responded by launching hundreds of rockets into northern Israel.
Hezbollah, Lebanese, and Palestinian factions have been exchanging cross-border shelling with the Israeli forces since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
‘We are their families, they are ours’ - Syrians provide shelter, aid to refugees fleeing Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon
In a gesture of solidarity Syrians rushed to offer their homes and hotels free of charge to refugees fleeing the escalating violence in Lebanon on Sunday.
Footage shows images of the late Hezbollah General Secretary Hassan Nasrallah at a bazaar in Sayyida Zaynab, just south of Damascus. The market can be seen adorned with a banner reading 'To our people in Lebanon, Nineveh Hotel welcomes visitors without charge', while guests can be seen sitting in the hotel lobby.
"We received multiple Lebanese families at Nineveh Hotel and offered them free housing as well as food and drink as well as everything they needed. Our services are not given only to Lebanese but to Syrians (from Lebanon) as well. They are our families, above all, we are helping them avoid the suffering we faced (during the war). We therefore are assisting them free of charge," Hanin al-Khatib, an employee at Nineveh Hotel explained.
Guests fleeing from Israeli attacks on neighbouring Lebanon expressed their gratitude.
"It was a warm welcome, Praise God. They provide us with aid and all necessities through the al-Faiha association and others. Ultimately, we came seeking peace. Thank God, we have received warm hospitality and the hotel provides us with everything we need. God bless them," said refugee Hussein Farhat.
Locals in Sayyida Zaynab also welcomed the refugees into their homes.
“If anyone needs to relocate, they come to their family. We are their families, they are ours. We went to the streets to welcome them and said: You are most welcome; this is your home. You can stay in our homes and we will sleep on the streets instead,” said Mohammed Haj Ali.
Earlier, Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, declared on Sunday that the number of displaced people fleeing from southern Lebanon, Beirut and Bekaa had reached 'one million', in what is 'the largest displacement ever in Lebanon and the region.'
He noted that 778 makeshift centres have been prepared to accommodate 118,000 people, as the government is acting to provide shelter, food and healthcare to prevent the outbreak of diseases.
In turn, the Syrian authorities are providing free emergency medical services, treatment and diagnostics at hospitals in and around Damascus, as well as in Homs and Tartous for the arrivals.
On Friday evening, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) announced that it had "carried out a precise strike on the central headquarters of Hezbollah”, before declaring on Saturday that the attack had resulted in the death of Hezbollah's Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah and Southern Front Commander Ali Karki.
The IDF released another statement later on Saturday indicating that it had conducted "airstrikes targeting more than 140 Hezbollah-affiliated sites over the past night."
In a formal statement on Saturday, Hezbollah confirmed the death of the Secretary-General in the Beirut strike, along with other leaders that had yet to be named at the time of publication.
Bombardment of the southern suburbs of Beirut reportedly continued over the weekend, with strikes also reported in southern regions and the Bekaa Valley.
On September 23, the IDF announced the start of a campaign of airstrikes on Hezbollah positions dubbed 'Operation Northern Arrows'. The Lebanese Ministry of Health reported that these attacks have resulted in more than 1,030 deaths and left 6,300 people injured.
Tensions between the sides escalated in mid-September after a series of explosions of wireless communications devices used by Hezbollah left dozens dead and thousands injured. Hezbollah responded by launching hundreds of rockets into northern Israel.
Hezbollah, Lebanese, and Palestinian factions have been exchanging cross-border shelling with the Israeli forces since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
In a gesture of solidarity Syrians rushed to offer their homes and hotels free of charge to refugees fleeing the escalating violence in Lebanon on Sunday.
Footage shows images of the late Hezbollah General Secretary Hassan Nasrallah at a bazaar in Sayyida Zaynab, just south of Damascus. The market can be seen adorned with a banner reading 'To our people in Lebanon, Nineveh Hotel welcomes visitors without charge', while guests can be seen sitting in the hotel lobby.
"We received multiple Lebanese families at Nineveh Hotel and offered them free housing as well as food and drink as well as everything they needed. Our services are not given only to Lebanese but to Syrians (from Lebanon) as well. They are our families, above all, we are helping them avoid the suffering we faced (during the war). We therefore are assisting them free of charge," Hanin al-Khatib, an employee at Nineveh Hotel explained.
Guests fleeing from Israeli attacks on neighbouring Lebanon expressed their gratitude.
"It was a warm welcome, Praise God. They provide us with aid and all necessities through the al-Faiha association and others. Ultimately, we came seeking peace. Thank God, we have received warm hospitality and the hotel provides us with everything we need. God bless them," said refugee Hussein Farhat.
Locals in Sayyida Zaynab also welcomed the refugees into their homes.
“If anyone needs to relocate, they come to their family. We are their families, they are ours. We went to the streets to welcome them and said: You are most welcome; this is your home. You can stay in our homes and we will sleep on the streets instead,” said Mohammed Haj Ali.
Earlier, Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, declared on Sunday that the number of displaced people fleeing from southern Lebanon, Beirut and Bekaa had reached 'one million', in what is 'the largest displacement ever in Lebanon and the region.'
He noted that 778 makeshift centres have been prepared to accommodate 118,000 people, as the government is acting to provide shelter, food and healthcare to prevent the outbreak of diseases.
In turn, the Syrian authorities are providing free emergency medical services, treatment and diagnostics at hospitals in and around Damascus, as well as in Homs and Tartous for the arrivals.
On Friday evening, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) announced that it had "carried out a precise strike on the central headquarters of Hezbollah”, before declaring on Saturday that the attack had resulted in the death of Hezbollah's Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah and Southern Front Commander Ali Karki.
The IDF released another statement later on Saturday indicating that it had conducted "airstrikes targeting more than 140 Hezbollah-affiliated sites over the past night."
In a formal statement on Saturday, Hezbollah confirmed the death of the Secretary-General in the Beirut strike, along with other leaders that had yet to be named at the time of publication.
Bombardment of the southern suburbs of Beirut reportedly continued over the weekend, with strikes also reported in southern regions and the Bekaa Valley.
On September 23, the IDF announced the start of a campaign of airstrikes on Hezbollah positions dubbed 'Operation Northern Arrows'. The Lebanese Ministry of Health reported that these attacks have resulted in more than 1,030 deaths and left 6,300 people injured.
Tensions between the sides escalated in mid-September after a series of explosions of wireless communications devices used by Hezbollah left dozens dead and thousands injured. Hezbollah responded by launching hundreds of rockets into northern Israel.
Hezbollah, Lebanese, and Palestinian factions have been exchanging cross-border shelling with the Israeli forces since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.