Tag: Maritime Borders
Israel’s flawed gas deal with Lebanon has come back to bite it
Remember the agreement with Lebanon that Israel signed less than 18 months ago? An agreement we were promised would bring quiet and security along the northern border?
Under the current volatile security conditions along the border with...
Lebanon’s PM: Maritime deal safe despite Netanyahu win
The United States will ensure the recent maritime border deal with Israel remains in force even if current frontrunner Benjamin Netanyahu forms a government after Tuesday’s election, Lebanon’s interim prime minister Najib Mikati said...
Israel’s Cabinet approves maritime border deal with Lebanon
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
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
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?
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...
‘Failure to reach Lebanon maritime border deal could spark conflict with Hezbollah’
Israeli defense officials warned on Wednesday that failure to resolve a long standing maritime border dispute with Lebanon could prompt Hezbollah to initiate a conflict with Jewish state, local media reported.
Israel Defense Forces Chief...
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...
Criticism of Hezbollah raises questions about its political strength and long-term viability
Senior Lebanese officials on Monday issued a thinly veiled warning to Hezbollah over the Iranian proxy’s attempted July 2 drone strike on an Israeli gas rig. Analysts who spoke to JNS disagreed on whether...