Georges Atallah to OTV: Let Ziad Hawat show some return to political reason and identify responsibility for the Byblos crime against Father Samir Daou, “and not pin it on illegal weapons”; the Lebanese Forces are the ones who enabled the displaced Syrians to remain in Lebanon
OTV: Georges Atallah to OTV: Let Ziad Hawat show some return to political reason and identify responsibility for the Byblos crime against Father Samir Daou, “and not pin it on illegal weapons”; the Lebanese Forces…
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Syrian displacement and returns
Is this a political proposal, an organized return programme, or a documented movement of people?
UNHCR’s return guidance distinguishes refugees’ own decisions from government policy: it says return should be freely and voluntarily chosen by refugees according to their family’s circumstances.
UNHCR · return guidance ↗UNHCR and IOM describe their organized return programme in Lebanon as support for Syrians known to UNHCR who voluntarily decide to return. An announcement about the programme is not a count of people who have already returned.
UNHCR / IOM · programme guidance ↗
Sources checked: 2026-11-04
