Lebanon makes arrests over rockets fired at Israel

Lebanese authorities said several suspects have been arrested after rockets were fired at Israel earlier this month, testing a fragile November ceasefire.

Lebanon's General Security agency said it had "arrested a number of suspects, and the relevant authorities have begun investigations with them to determine responsibility and take the appropriate legal measures."

Asharq al-Awsat newspaper meanwhile said that the Lebanese Army has arrested a group of suspects, including Lebanese citizens and at least one Palestinian, for their possible involvement in the launching of rockets.

A security source told the daily that "the pursuit of suspects is being continued in a very serious manner."

Al-Arabiya television had quoted a security source as saying that the Lebanese Army had "reached threads that might identify the side that was behind the firing of rockets at Israel."

The source added that "Syrian and Palestinian suspects have been arrested."

Hezbollah, which fought a devastating war with Israel last year, has denied involvement in the rocket fire that took place on March 22 and 28.

It however prompted an Israeli strike on Hezbollah's Beirut stronghold for the first time since the truce went into effect in November.