Former head of the Army delegation to border negotiations Bassam Yassin said Wednesday that another ship is currently active near Line 29.

Yassin urged authorities to immediately amend Decree 6433, as he criticized them for "acting surprised" when it comes to the Israeli violations. "They know about what is happening from the media," Yassin said.

The U.N.-Habitat has announced a closing event on Friday to mark the completion of its implemented project in Maraach, Bourj Hammoud.

"Under the scope of two complementary projects, one entitled 'Improving the well-being of host and refugee populations in Maraach sub-neighborhood in Bourj Hammoud' funded by Polish Aid and the second entitled 'Support for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of most vulnerable urban areas in Beirut impacted by the port explosion' funded by the Embassy of Japan in Lebanon, and to mark the completion of this project, an official Closing Event is planned," U.N.-Habitat said in a statement.

Head of the Israeli Army Northern Command Amir Baram has threatened Hizbullah for "intensifying its military infrastructure near the border with Israel."

Amid rising tensions after Israel sent a rig at a disputed gas field, Baram said that Hizbullah will "pay the price" for intensifying its posts' construction along the border and that "all the infrastructure" will be destroyed and "reduced to nothing" by the Israeli army.

The so-called ‘change MPs’, or the lawmakers who emerged from the October 17 uprising, on Tuesday imposed elections – rather than the traditional consensus – in choosing the members of the parliamentary committees.

The election of the members of the finance and justice committees took a lot of time, the National News Agency said, as Speaker Nabih Berri decried the absence of “consensus.”

The Americans have relayed an Israeli message to Lebanon saying that Israel does not want to escalate the situation in connection with the latest row over gas drilling in a possibly disputed area, media reports said on Tuesday.

President Michel Aoun meanwhile is keen on “refraining from provoking the U.S. mediator,” ad-Diyar newspaper quoted unnamed sources as saying.

Israel has expressed relief that the gas row with Lebanon will be resolved through a U.S. mediation after it received Iranian “reassurances” that Hizbullah does not intend to escalate the situation in south Lebanon during this period, diplomatic sources said.

“In light of this, the status quo will be maintained on the southern front until further notice,” the sources told the Nidaa al-Watan newspaper in remarks published Tuesday.

The United States has said that it “strongly” supports any efforts aimed at securing an agreement between Lebanon and Israel over the demarcation of their sea border, following tensions sparked by the arrival of a gas ship in the Karish offshore field.

“I don’t have any travel to announce or to preview at this time, but as you’ve heard from us before, the Israel-Lebanon maritime border, that’s a decision for both Israel and Lebanon to make,” U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Monday, when asked whether U.S. mediator Amos Hochstein intends to visit Lebanon and Israel.

Hizbullah deputy chief Sheikh Naim Qassem has said that his group is ready to take action, "including force," against Israel’s activities in the disputed sea area once Lebanon’s government adopts a clearer policy.

"When the Lebanese state says that the Israelis are aggressing against our waters and our oil, then we are ready to do our part in terms of pressure, deterrence and use of appropriate means, including force," Qassem said in an interview.

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Miqati on Tuesday stressed the importance of keeping the sea border demarcation file “away from domestic bickering and political calculations,” seeing as it “concerns all Lebanese.”

In a statement, Miqati emphasized that “the Lebanese state is following up on this sovereign par excellence file,” adding that “it is being addressed through diplomatic means in order to reach positive results.”

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri announced Tuesday that U.S. energy mediator Amos Hochstein will visit Lebanon on “Sunday or Monday” to discuss the offshore gas row between Lebanon and Israel.

Berri made the announcement in response to remarks in parliament by MP Paula Yacoubian, who said that “the issue related to our maritime resources and Line 29 cannot be postponed,” suggesting that parliament discuss an urgent draft law that it has received in this regard.