Editing Israelis (section)

====Maronites====
{{Main|Maronites in Israel}}
There are about 7,000 [[Maronites in Israel|Maronite Christian]] Israelis, living mostly in the [[Galilee]] but also in [[Haifa]], [[Nazareth]], and [[Jerusalem]]. They are mostly pro-Israeli [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] former militia members and their families who fled Lebanon after the [[Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon#Withdrawal from the security belt|2000 withdrawal of IDF from South Lebanon]]. Some, however, are from local Galilean communities such as [[Jish]].{{citation needed|date=December 2015}}