Over 30,000 people, mostly Syrians, have fled Lebanon for Syria in the past 72 hours due to escalating violence between Israel and Hezbollah, according to the UN refugee agency. About 80% of those crossing are Syrians and 20% are Lebanese, with half being children and adolescents. The UNHCR representative in Syria, Gonzalo Vargas Llosa, highlights the difficult choice these individuals are making, leaving a country at war to enter one facing a crisis conflict for 13 years. The number of people fleeing is expected to increase in the coming days.
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