Today in Lebanon…

Today in Lebanon, Syrian planes raided Arsal, and 300 Syrians fled to Wadi Khaled to escape the shelling of Al-Hosn. A rapid rise in refugees, air raids, and kidnappings has been plaguing Lebanon’s eastern Beqaa, especially since the Syrian army seized the rebel bastion of Yabrud several days ago. Elsewhere, in Tripoli, the highway which passes through Bab al-Tebbaneh has just come under heavy sniper fire, as the death toll there continues to rise.