Most of them are former members of the South Lebanon Army (SLA) and their families.
[1] The majority are Maronites but there are also Muslims, Druze and Christians of other denominations among them.
They are registered by the Ministry of Interior as "Lebanese" and hold Israeli citizenship.
[1] The native language of former SLA members is Lebanese Arabic.
The majority of the second generation understand and speak Lebanese Arabic but are unable to read and write it.