"Suspected elements who planted the rockets are not related in any way to the resistance work," Khrais said in an interview.

Khrais, a member of the Parliamentary block headed by Amal leader and Speaker Nabih Berri, who is a key ally to Hezbollah, said that "the suspected Katyusha rockets found in south Lebanon were planted to destabilize the security situation."

Hezbollah was accused by pro-government leaders of deploying the rockets in south Lebanon to pressure Israel into lifting the blockade imposed on Gaza.

Although Palestine refugee camps in south Lebanon are full of Katyusha rockets, Hezbollah is accused to be the only party that can operate in the region.

Hezbollah fought a devastating 34-day war with Israel in 2006, and has launched Iranian-modified Katyusha rockets RAAD into the depth of Israeli town of Haifa.

The Lebanese army dismantled Thursday eight rockets set to be launched against Israel from Naqoura area which overlooks northern Israeli regions.

The army and the UNFIL forces are currently conducting an investigation to determine who is behind the Katyusha rockets dismantled by the Lebanese army in south Lebanon.

During an inspection visit to the south of Lebanon on Saturday accompanied by Defense Minister Elias el-Murr and Chief of Armed Forces Gen. Jean Kahwaji , Lebanese President Michel Suleiman said everyone must respect Lebanon and its sovereignty and not to turn it into a platform for launching rockets.

The president stressed that this can no longer be tolerated following the deployment of the Lebanese armed forces and United Nations International Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) that are working on implementing UNSCR 1701.

"Lebanon is an oasis of understanding and not an arena for conflicts and for settling scores." He said