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Israel’s Cabinet approves maritime border deal with Lebanon

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Israel’s Cabinet on Thursday approved the U.S.-mediated maritime border and natural gas agreement with Lebanon, paving the way for Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid to sign the accord, according to a statement from his...

US envoy: Israel, Lebanon ‘hopefully’ to sign maritime border deal on Thursday

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U.S. energy envoy Amos Hochstein said on Sunday that Israel and Lebanon would likely sign their maritime border agreement later this week. “We’re going to have a deal. We’re going to sign it hopefully this...

Israeli defense establishment divided on Lebanon maritime border deal

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Support for the final draft of the Israel-Lebanon maritime border agreement was not uniform among Israel’s defense establishment, with critics arguing it will not provide long-term security, according to Israeli media reports. Opponents of the agreement contended...

Is the Israel-Lebanon maritime deal as good as the Abraham Accords?

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Let’s hope that both U.S. President Joe Biden and interim Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid are right about the deal they’ve struck with Lebanon. Biden is hailing the pact, which last week seemed to be sunk...

Lapid says maritime deal decreases likelihood of war with Hezbollah as Netanyahu blasts ‘historic...

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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...

Israeli security cabinet OKs Lebanon maritime accord

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Israel’s security cabinet voted on Wednesday in favor of a maritime and gas agreement with Lebanon that was mediated by the United States. The issue will now go to the full Cabinet for approval. It...

White House: Israel-Lebanon border deal identified by Biden as ‘real opportunity’ a decade ago

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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...

Lapid: Maritime border agreement with Lebanon a ‘historic achievement’

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Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Tuesday lauded a prospective accord with Lebanon that would end a decade-plus-long dispute over natural gas-rich waters off the countries’ coastlines. “This is a historic achievement that will strengthen...

J’lem, Beirut give preliminary OK to maritime border deal

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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,...

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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...