Two Lebanese arrested for contact with Israel

The Lebanese state security department has arrested two persons accused of having telephone contacts with Israel.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the general directorate of the Lebanese security said that persons identified as Hader Demirjian and Fenan Demirjian have openly admitted they had contacts with Israel through the foreign communication center they run in the al-Zalqa area northeast of Beirut.

The statement added that a number of persons who made similar contacts were also arrested and the center was sealed in red wax.