The Lebanese military says that it arrested 64 people on Tuesday as they attempted to sail from northern Lebanon to Europe to seek refuge. The group was made up of people from Lebanon, Syria and Palestine. They were taken into custody before their boat could set sail from a point near the Lebanese city of Tripoli. This comes just weeks after a boat carrying more than 60 capsized off the coast of Tripoli, killing at least seven and leaving many others missing. Many have fled Lebanon since the country’s economic collapse began in 2019, leading to severe shortages in fuel, medicine and food.