Tag: Hezbollah
Analysts offer pros and cons on Lebanon maritime deal but agree it will not...
The recently struck Lebanon-Israel maritime border agreement may prove beneficial economically, but it will not benefit Israel’s security, analysts said during a policy webinar organized by the Jewish Institute for National Security of America...
Lapid says maritime deal decreases likelihood of war with Hezbollah as Netanyahu blasts ‘historic...
Prime Minister Yair Lapid said on Wednesday evening that Israel’s new maritime agreement with Lebanon would decrease the likelihood of war with Iran-backed Hezbollah.
“We refused the final demands raised by the Lebanese government last...
White House: Israel-Lebanon border deal identified by Biden as ‘real opportunity’ a decade ago
Achieving a maritime border agreement between Israel and Lebanon was identified by U.S. President Joe Biden as a “real opportunity” more than a decade ago, a senior administration official told journalists on Tuesday.
“This is...
J’lem, Beirut give preliminary OK to maritime border deal
The Israeli and Lebanese governments have given preliminary approval to a U.S.-mediated maritime border deal aimed at ending a dispute over gas-rich waters in the Eastern Mediterranean.
“All our demands were met; the changes that...
Former US point man on Israel-Lebanon maritime talks says chances of war remain high,...
The former State Department point man on the Israel-Lebanon maritime border negotiations thinks the current deal on the table is “overall, pretty good for Lebanon.”
David Schenker served as the assistant secretary of state for...
‘Israel must uproot Tehran’s growing bastion in Syria’
The Iranian-led radical Shi’ite axis is pursuing an ambitious “civilian entrenchment” program in Damascus’ southern outskirts, as part of a wider strategy of creating a logistical and military hub to serve the Islamic Republic,...
Who benefits from the emerging Israeli-Lebanese maritime deal?
The emerging Israeli-Lebanese maritime border and natural gas extraction deal, which has been closely mediated by the United States, will benefit both Lebanon and Israel financially, but also represents a victory for the Iranian-backed...
David Friedman on gas deal: ‘No one imagined 100% to Lebanon and 0% to...
“I understand Lebanon gets it all.,” David Friedman, the former American ambassador to Israel, said Monday as he blasted the emerging U.S.-mediated maritime border deal,
“We spent years trying to broker a deal between Israel and...
Sen. Cruz ‘deeply troubled’ by perceived US pressure over Israel-Lebanon border deal
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Sunday expressed concern over what he said was the Biden administration’s pressure on Israel to forge a maritime border deal with Lebanon.
“I am deeply troubled that Biden officials...
IDF intelligence report: ‘Reasonable risk’ of clash with Hezbollah in near future
An intelligence report produced by the Israel Defense Forces’ Northern command has assessed that there is a reasonable risk of an armed clash between Israel and Hezbollah in the near future, Israeli media reported...