At least 600 people sought refuge in a monastery on the Israel-Lebanon border on Tuesday after the Israeli military warned them to flee their Christian village of Ain Ebl, local residents said, Reuters reports.
An Israeli military spokesperson warned residents of Ain Ebl and at least 20 other towns to evacuate their homes immediately because the military said it would target homes that armed group Hezbollah was using.
The residents fled to the monastery in the town of Rmeish, which did not receive an Israeli warning, and were waiting for an army convoy to escort them to Beirut, they told Reuters.