Children of conflict: Refugees relive anguish as Israeli airstrikes spark exodus from Lebanon Israeli air attacks across Lebanon have forced tens of thousands of refugees to flee to Syria. Many had previously escaped to Lebanon from Syria during the war, while others are descendants of those who fled Israeli territories decades ago. Sputnik visited a refugee center in Aleppo, which is mainly housing families with children. Ten-year-old Raghd al-Ahmad, born in Lebanon to Syrian parents who fled the war in Aleppo, shared her story: “We were asleep when the air raids started.“ After strikes in Beirut, her family decided to return to Syria as the neighborhood was heavily bombed, with the attacks continuing through the night. Eight-year-old Khaled, from a Palestinian refugee family, recounted how they fled a Palestinian camp for Beirut, only to encounter bombing there as well. Nur, who arrived from Beqaa with her mother and sisters, dreams of returning home, going back to school, and reu... Source: Sputnik International
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