U.S. trying to mediate Israeli-Lebanese maritime dispute to avoid conflict
Acting US Assistant Secretary of State David Satterfield in Tel Aviv after a visit to Beirut
An Israeli naval vessel sails in the Mediterranean sea near the border with Lebanon, as Mount Carmel and the Israeli city of Haifa are seen in the background December 16, 2013(photo credit: REUTERS/AMIR COHEN)ByANNA AHRONHEIM