Today, Wednesday, the envoy of the American mediator, Amos Hochstein, will arrive in the region to hold a series of meetings between Israeli and Lebanese officials to try to reduce the level of mutual threats and tension at the border to prevent a further escalation.

According to the Hebrew website Ynet, the visit will come in light of the rising possibility of a possible escalation between Israel and Hezbollah, and in light of the threats of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his army minister Yoav Gallant, and the reactions of Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah.

Hochstein is scheduled to meet with Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament Nabih Berri, Interim Prime Minister Najib Mikati, Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Habib, and Chief of Staff of the Lebanese Army Joseph Aoun, and he will meet with Michel Aoun on the issue of land borders.

It is expected that the US envoy will visit the Lebanese southern borders, and inspect the work of the UNIFIL peacekeeping force, which will be extended next Thursday by the United Nations, amid Israeli demands to strengthen its mandate for the entry of these forces into the depth of Lebanese territory and to strengthen its control over Hezbollah's attempts to smuggle weapons and others.