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Podcast: Mission Network News - Middle East
Episode: Anti-Syrian attitude rises in Lebanon, ministry meets refugee needs
Description: Lebanon (MNN) — Hundreds of Syrian refugees opt to go back to Syria as anti-refugee sentiment surges in Lebanon. Earlier this week, 225 refugees were escorted back to their home villages as part of a repatriation campaign organized by the Lebanese General Security.
Millions of Syrian refugees remain in Lebanon in worsening conditions. According to the UNHCR, nine out of 10 Syrian refugees in Lebanon live in extreme poverty and need humanitarian aid to survive.
Heart for Lebanon’s Camille Melki says, “The hardships around us are many, and we do not celebrate the brokenness and hardships of people...