The Lebanese military said it arrested the two Syrian nationals on suspicion of “photographing different places […] and documenting the results of enemy air strikes” for Israeli authorities, Al Jazeera reports.

The arrests were “a result of surveillance and follow-up of Israeli spy networks and enemy agents” it said, adding that the accused were allegedly “recruited through social media”.

“The investigation with the two detainees has begun under the supervision of the competent judiciary,” the military added.