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"The escalation of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah since September
2024, and Israel’s bombing of civilian areas across Lebanon, have unleashed a
profound humanitarian disaster.
The mass displacement of over 1 million people, including Lebanese citizens,
migrant workers and Syrian and Palestinian refugees, has created a crisis
within Lebanon. Yet an equally significant phenomenon is occurring away from
Lebanon’s southern border with Israel: the movement of people who have been
displaced within Lebanon into Syria.
An estimated 400,000 Lebanese and Syrians have reportedly fled into Syria
through overcrowded border crossings.
Not to be confused with return, this movement represents a reversal of the
refugee flow that followed the descent of Syria into civil war in 2011. It is
also emblematic of a broader pattern of cyclical displacement crises in the
region.
The complex and intertwined histories of Lebanon and Syria – where each has at
various points been a refuge for citizens of the other – challenge the simple
binaries often associated with the refugee experience.
The exchange of roles between Lebanon and Syria highlights not only the
fragility of regional stability but the fluidity of displacement – and the
deeper implications that cross-border movement has on the sociopolitical
dynamics of both countries."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
