As of October 1, 2024, around 100,000 Lebanese refugees have fled to Syria due to the ongoing Israel–Hezbollah conflict.
In terms of social consequences, the division of Bilad al-Sham presented many dilemmas for its inhabitants.
[3] In addition, there are several towns and villages inhabited by a community of some 15,000 Lebanese Shiites who have lived for decades on the Syrian side of a frontier that is not clearly demarcated in places and not fully controlled by border authorities.
More specifically, most Lebanese people within the territory of Syria belong to either Twelver Shia Islam, Maronite or Greek Orthodox Christianity.
[4] The conflict around these border areas with Lebanese minority populations is used to increase the Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon.