02:16Lebanese and Syrian families headed for Damascus via Masnaa border crossing on Tuesday as Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon continued for the second day.
Footage shows long queues of cars at the border and displaced people with their luggage waiting to cross. The video also features the crowded entry centre.
“We were displaced because of the security situation, so we had to move away for a while because we are peaceful and have nothing to do with any military or political parties. I drove my family to Syria, then I will go back to find out what’s happening there [in Lebanon] before returning to Syria again,” said one Lebanese man.
The Israeli army said it had launched ‘intensive and precise strikes against 'terrorist targets' across Lebanon, and called on civilians to evacuate from southern areas and Bakaa, on Monday.
Lebanon's Ministry of Health reported 558 people killed and 1,835 injured at the time of publication.
Hezbollah also conducted strikes on Israeli military areas in northern Israel, with Israel media reporting more than 200 rockets fired
Tensions escalated over the past week following the mass explosions of pagers and handheld radios used by Hezbollah, with subsequent Israeli strikes on the south of the country and rockets fired from Lebanon into Israel.
Families head for Syria via Masnaa border crossing during second day of Israeli strikes on Lebanon
Lebanese and Syrian families headed for Damascus via Masnaa border crossing on Tuesday as Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon continued for the second day.
Footage shows long queues of cars at the border and displaced people with their luggage waiting to cross. The video also features the crowded entry centre.
“We were displaced because of the security situation, so we had to move away for a while because we are peaceful and have nothing to do with any military or political parties. I drove my family to Syria, then I will go back to find out what’s happening there [in Lebanon] before returning to Syria again,” said one Lebanese man.
The Israeli army said it had launched ‘intensive and precise strikes against 'terrorist targets' across Lebanon, and called on civilians to evacuate from southern areas and Bakaa, on Monday.
Lebanon's Ministry of Health reported 558 people killed and 1,835 injured at the time of publication.
Hezbollah also conducted strikes on Israeli military areas in northern Israel, with Israel media reporting more than 200 rockets fired
Tensions escalated over the past week following the mass explosions of pagers and handheld radios used by Hezbollah, with subsequent Israeli strikes on the south of the country and rockets fired from Lebanon into Israel.
Lebanese and Syrian families headed for Damascus via Masnaa border crossing on Tuesday as Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon continued for the second day.
Footage shows long queues of cars at the border and displaced people with their luggage waiting to cross. The video also features the crowded entry centre.
“We were displaced because of the security situation, so we had to move away for a while because we are peaceful and have nothing to do with any military or political parties. I drove my family to Syria, then I will go back to find out what’s happening there [in Lebanon] before returning to Syria again,” said one Lebanese man.
The Israeli army said it had launched ‘intensive and precise strikes against 'terrorist targets' across Lebanon, and called on civilians to evacuate from southern areas and Bakaa, on Monday.
Lebanon's Ministry of Health reported 558 people killed and 1,835 injured at the time of publication.
Hezbollah also conducted strikes on Israeli military areas in northern Israel, with Israel media reporting more than 200 rockets fired
Tensions escalated over the past week following the mass explosions of pagers and handheld radios used by Hezbollah, with subsequent Israeli strikes on the south of the country and rockets fired from Lebanon into Israel.