An Israeli airstrike on a Lebanese border crossing on Friday 25 October has jeapordised the main escape route for people fleeing into Syria, says the UN. Speaking in Jordan, UN refugee agency Middle East spokesperson Rula Amin says such strikes are "hindering and really putting at risk a main lifeline that people use to escape the conflict". Israel's military has said the route was being used by Hezbollah to transfer weapons.
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00:00This morning, we also saw more Israeli airstrikes at two border crossings between Lebanon and Syria.
00:07And this is hindering and really putting at risk a main lifeline that people use to escape the
00:15conflict in Lebanon and cross into Syria. As you know, Lebanon is surrounded by the sea,
00:21Syria and Israel. So the escape to Syria is the only route these people have to escape Lebanon.