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Bouncing between war-torn countries: Displacement in Lebanon and Syria highlights cyclical nature of cross-border refuge

  • Written by Jasmin Lilian Diab, Assistant Professor of Migration Studies; Director of the Institute for Migration Studies, Lebanese American University
Bouncing between war-torn countries: Displacement in Lebanon and Syria highlights cyclical nature of cross-border refugeDisplaced people crossing a hole on the road caused by an Israeli airstrike near the Masnaa crossing.Bilal Jawich/Xinhua via Getty Images

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...

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