2. Palestinian Refugees from Syria in Lebanon............................................................... 43
2.1. Entry and legal status of Palestinian Refugees from Syria (PRS) .......................................................... 43
2.1.1. Entry .............................................................................................................................................. 43
2.1.2. Legal status .................................................................................................................................... 49
2.1.3. Impacts of lack of legal status ....................................................................................................... 53
2.1.4. Risk of deportation to Syria ........................................................................................................... 55
2.1.5. Possibility of family reunification between PRS and PRL .............................................................. 57
2.2. Access to basic rights and services for Palestinian Refugees from Syria.............................................. 58
2.2.1. Access to education ....................................................................................................................... 60
2.2.2. Access to health care services ....................................................................................................... 62
2.2.3. Access to the labour market .......................................................................................................... 63
2.2.4. Access to housing .......................................................................................................................... 64
3. Recruitment by Hezbollah ........................................................................................................... 67
3.1. Prevalence of forced recruitment ........................................................................................................ 67
3.2. Hezbollah recruitment process ............................................................................................................ 70
Organizations, authorities and persons consulted ................................................................................... 72
Bibliography ............................................................................................................................................ 75
Appendix A: Terms of Reference ............................................................................................................. 77
Appendix B: Map of Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon ..................................................................... 79
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