Israeli jets strike Jusiyah border crossing in Lebanon, alleging Hezbollah arms movement from Syria - Anadolu Ajansı

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Since September 23, Lebanon has “recorded the crossing of 348,237 Syrian citizens and 156,505 Lebanese citizens into Syrian territory”, a Lebanese disaster management unit statement said

Israeli air strikes overnight on the main border crossing to Syria had left Lebanon's main crossing point to its neighbour unable to function, hindering refugee attempts to flee a country where a fifth of the population is already internally displaced,

The Israeli military confirms carrying out an airstrike against a border crossing between Lebanon and Syria overnight, which it says was used by Hezbollah to smuggle arms.According to the IDF, Hezbollah had exploited the Syrian-run Jusiyah Crossing,

Lebanon's Transport minister said on Friday that Israeli bombing made a second border crossing between the country and Syria inoperable -- leaving only one main official passage between the two nations operational.

Lebanon has closed its two eastern border crossings with Syria following an Israeli airstrike near the Al-Qaa crossing. Transport Minister Ali Hamieh confirmed the attack rendered the crossings unusable.