55,000 Palestinians displaced from Syria to Lebanon: PLO official

Source : APA

Baku-APA. The number of Palestinians displaced from Syria to Lebanon has reached the mark of 55,000, said a representative of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) in Lebanon on Friday, APA reports quoting Xinhua.

Fathi Abu Al-Ardat called on the UN Relief and Work Agency ( UNRWA) and the international and Arab communities to help shelter the Palestinians, while thanking Beirut for keeping Lebanon's border open and waiving the residence fees for the Palestinian refugees.

He said the PLO has allocated 750,000 U.S. dollars per month for the displaced Palestinians in Syria, 200,000 dollars for people who have fled Syria to Lebanon, 40,000 dollars for those who have been displaced to Egypt and 10,000 dollars for those who headed to Gaza.

The Lebanese authorities, which took strict measures in granting Palestinians residence permits, have eased those restrictions for the displaced Palestinians from Syria, and are granting them monthly residence permits without providing them with any kind of aid as they consider it is the responsibility of the UNRWA.