In a press release, the US mission in this capital informed that President Joe Biden’s chief adviser on energy and infrastructure, will tour the country to follow up on the historic maritime border agreement reached between Lebanon and Israel in October 2022.

According to local reports, Hochstein will meet with senior officials and expects to discuss tensions on Lebanon’s southern border.

Axios website reported on Tuesday that Washington is stepping up efforts to prevent the outbreak of hostilities between the Lebanese Islamic Resistance and Tel Aviv.

Israeli forces violated the disengagement line in Kfar Shuba in June. They adopted steps to build a barbed wire fence and a concrete wall around the northern portion of Ghajar village, similar to the one built on the border between Lebanese soil and the occupied Palestinian territories, Al Mayadeen informed.

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