Former ministers Ali Hassan Khalil and Ghazi Zoaiter, both lawmakers in Lebanon’s parliament, tend to boycott a questioning session scheduled by Judge Fadi Sawwan into the Beirut port blast, as the parliament bureau committee plans to meet on the issue, Asharq el-Awsat newspaper reported Wednesday

The Free Patriotic Movement-led Strong Lebanon bloc on Tuesday warned of the presence of “intentions, and perhaps plots, to impede the judicial investigation” into the Beirut port explosion.

The Lebanese Army on Tuesday warned citizens against accepting Facebook friend requests from Israel’s Mossad spy agency.

The lead judicial investigator into the port blast, Judge Fadi Sawwan, has scheduled Wednesday sessions for the interrogation of ex-minister Ali Hassan Khalil and Ghazi Zoaiter, the National News Agency said.

The investigation into the Beirut port blast is not limited to interrogations with political officials but also security and military leaders have also been summoned, the Kuwaiti al-Anbaa daily reported on Tuesday.

After hearing the testimony of State Security agency head Tony Saliba, judge Fadi Sawwan reportedly decided to have Saliba and the State Security Major Joseph al-Naddaf meet face to face later this week, said the daily.

Head of the Free Patriotic Movement MP Jebran Bassil described his relationship with PM-designate Saad Hariri as one of “love and revenge,” while on the other hand urging the judicial authority to pursue investigation into the port blast.

An Israeli military patrol opened gunfire towards the outskirts of Mays el-Jabal in south Lebanon, in al-Berkeh neighborhood before returning to the Israeli side, the National News Agency reported on Tuesday.

NNA said the reasons for this behavior have not been known.

Speaker Nabih Berri reflected pessimism on Tuesday in light of a government formation impasse and a crippling economic and financial crisis only growing intense every day.

Ex-PMs Saad Hariri, Najib Miqati, Fouad Saniora and Tammam Salam warned Monday that “the arbitrary violation of the constitution would lead to a major flaw in the foundations of the Lebanese entity,” days after caretaker PM Hassan Diab was charged and summoned for questioning in the ongoing probe into the port disaster.

Lebanon's military prosecution on Monday sentenced an activist to three years in prison for "collaborating" with Israel and traveling to it, a judicial source said.

The National News Agency said Kinda al-Khatib was sentenced for allegedly visiting Israel, contacting Israeli agents and providing them with security information.