Tag: Israel-Lebanon Relations
Lapid: Maritime border agreement with Lebanon a ‘historic achievement’
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
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...
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...
Netanyahu: Lapid ‘surrendered’ to Hezbollah with Lebanon border deal
Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday slammed Israel’s emerging maritime border agreement with Lebanon, accusing Prime Minister Yair Lapid of caving in to Hezbollah, according to local media reports.
“Yair Lapid shamefully surrendered to...
Nasrallah threatens war over maritime border dispute with Israel
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Monday threatened war if Israel begins extracting gas from its offshore Karish field without first resolving its long standing maritime border dispute with Lebanon.
“If the extraction of oil and...
Hezbollah: ‘We are close to defeating the Israelis by land and sea’
Lebanon-based Hezbollah issued a fresh threat against Israel on Monday amid U.S.-mediated indirect negotiations between Jerusalem and Beirut aimed at resolving a longstanding maritime border dispute.
According to a report by Lebanese news site Naharnet, the...
US envoy seeks to make progress in Lebanon-Israel maritime border talks
President of Lebanon Michel Aoun presented Amos Hochstein, a senior adviser for energy security at the U.S. State Department, with suggestions about how to continue negotiations over the Israel-Lebanese maritime border.
The Israeli-born American Hochstein spoke with...
Hezbollah ‘ready to take action’ if Israel extracts underwater gas
Hezbollah warned on Monday that it is ready to take military action against Israeli gas-production operations, as a gas-production ship sent by the Energean company to the Karish gas field, located west of Haifa,...