02:16The Jdeidet Yabous crossing saw a long line of cars waiting to cross into Syria on Thursday, as thousands attempted to flee the ongoing Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon.
Footage filmed from the Syrian side shows queues of cars and displaced people, mostly women and children, crowding into the checkpoints.
"The situation is a bit tough. May God protect the resistance fighters and Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, and we hope to return victorious,” one displaced man said.
“The situation, as you can see, is filled with… tension, especially among children,” said a bus driver. “Most of those we transport are women and children. Our men remain steadfast in their homes and do not leave them…The road conditions are not bad, but there is congestion from both Lebanese and Syrians.”
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told his new government to provide support for the Lebanese people fleeing. Health Minister Ahmed Dhumiriyeh announced a ramping up of all health facilities and medical points at border crossings with Lebanon to receive people and provide necessary services.
Syrian media also reported that all medical services would be provided free of charge in hospitals in Damascus, Homs and Tartus, to all those arriving from across the border.
The Israeli military began 'Operation Northern Arrows' on Monday, with airstrikes on Hezbollah locations. Over 600 people have been killed in total and more than 2,000 injured at time of publication, according to Lebanon. Hezbollah has also launched rocket strikes into northern Israel.
Israeli Chief of the General Staff Herzi Halevi told troops on Wednesday that the strikes were "both to prepare the ground for your possible entry and to continue degrading Hezbollah", hinting at a potential ground invasion.
Tensions in southern Lebanon have escalated over the past week, following mass pager and handheld radio explosions, which Hezbollah blamed on Israel. The IDF did not comment.
Hezbollah and Israeli forces have been exchanging cross border fire since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza in October 2023.
'We hope to return victorious' - Thousands head for Jdeidet Yabous crossing at Lebanon-Syrian border amid ongoing Israeli attacks
The Jdeidet Yabous crossing saw a long line of cars waiting to cross into Syria on Thursday, as thousands attempted to flee the ongoing Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon.
Footage filmed from the Syrian side shows queues of cars and displaced people, mostly women and children, crowding into the checkpoints.
"The situation is a bit tough. May God protect the resistance fighters and Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, and we hope to return victorious,” one displaced man said.
“The situation, as you can see, is filled with… tension, especially among children,” said a bus driver. “Most of those we transport are women and children. Our men remain steadfast in their homes and do not leave them…The road conditions are not bad, but there is congestion from both Lebanese and Syrians.”
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told his new government to provide support for the Lebanese people fleeing. Health Minister Ahmed Dhumiriyeh announced a ramping up of all health facilities and medical points at border crossings with Lebanon to receive people and provide necessary services.
Syrian media also reported that all medical services would be provided free of charge in hospitals in Damascus, Homs and Tartus, to all those arriving from across the border.
The Israeli military began 'Operation Northern Arrows' on Monday, with airstrikes on Hezbollah locations. Over 600 people have been killed in total and more than 2,000 injured at time of publication, according to Lebanon. Hezbollah has also launched rocket strikes into northern Israel.
Israeli Chief of the General Staff Herzi Halevi told troops on Wednesday that the strikes were "both to prepare the ground for your possible entry and to continue degrading Hezbollah", hinting at a potential ground invasion.
Tensions in southern Lebanon have escalated over the past week, following mass pager and handheld radio explosions, which Hezbollah blamed on Israel. The IDF did not comment.
Hezbollah and Israeli forces have been exchanging cross border fire since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza in October 2023.
The Jdeidet Yabous crossing saw a long line of cars waiting to cross into Syria on Thursday, as thousands attempted to flee the ongoing Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon.
Footage filmed from the Syrian side shows queues of cars and displaced people, mostly women and children, crowding into the checkpoints.
"The situation is a bit tough. May God protect the resistance fighters and Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, and we hope to return victorious,” one displaced man said.
“The situation, as you can see, is filled with… tension, especially among children,” said a bus driver. “Most of those we transport are women and children. Our men remain steadfast in their homes and do not leave them…The road conditions are not bad, but there is congestion from both Lebanese and Syrians.”
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told his new government to provide support for the Lebanese people fleeing. Health Minister Ahmed Dhumiriyeh announced a ramping up of all health facilities and medical points at border crossings with Lebanon to receive people and provide necessary services.
Syrian media also reported that all medical services would be provided free of charge in hospitals in Damascus, Homs and Tartus, to all those arriving from across the border.
The Israeli military began 'Operation Northern Arrows' on Monday, with airstrikes on Hezbollah locations. Over 600 people have been killed in total and more than 2,000 injured at time of publication, according to Lebanon. Hezbollah has also launched rocket strikes into northern Israel.
Israeli Chief of the General Staff Herzi Halevi told troops on Wednesday that the strikes were "both to prepare the ground for your possible entry and to continue degrading Hezbollah", hinting at a potential ground invasion.
Tensions in southern Lebanon have escalated over the past week, following mass pager and handheld radio explosions, which Hezbollah blamed on Israel. The IDF did not comment.
Hezbollah and Israeli forces have been exchanging cross border fire since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza in October 2023.