While UNHCR initial estimates suggested some 18,000 crossed within two days, the Office of the General Security (GSO) later reported that just over 11,000 crossed with 4,000 Syrians also returning to Syria from Lebanon during the same time period.

The Ministry of Education (MoE) announced that Syrian children without certificates from Syria cannot officially enrol in Lebanese schools. While they can attend, they will not receive accreditation. UN agencies are requesting that this decision be rescinded. Most positively, the Ministry announced that it will facilitate Syrian families’ sheltering in abandoned public schools, and submitted a list of such schools to UNHCR and partners for mapping purposes.

A new centralized registration centre opened in Tripoli to speed up the rate of registration. This follows information campaigns encouraging Syrians to register