BEIRUT – Two Palestinian brothers suspected of involvement in rocket attacks on northern Israel have been arrested by the Lebanese army, the military said on Wednesday.

“Khalil and Hassan Kharraz were arrested on Tuesday. They admitted to transporting rockets on July 13 and 14 to the area from where they were launched” at Israel, the army said in a statement.

Between July 11 and 14, during the ongoing war between Israel and Gaza, run by the Palestinian movement Hamas, at least nine rockets have been fired from south Lebanon towards the Jewish state.

The Israeli army has retaliated by firing scores of shells at Lebanese territory.