Tag: Maritime Borders
Lebanese leader reprimands Hezbollah for exposing country to ‘unnecessary risk’
Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister on Monday issued a thinly veiled warning to Hezbollah, just days after the Iranian proxy dispatched three drones towards an Israeli natural gas installation, according to Reuters.
“Lebanon considers that any action...
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...
Aoun says Lebanon ready to restart talks with Israel on maritime borders
Lebanese President Michel Aoun declared on Wednesday that his country was prepared to restart indirect negotiations with Israel over the two countries’ maritime borders.
According to Israel’s Kan news, Israel responded to the announcement by saying that “for...
Hezbollah warns Israel against drilling in disputed maritime border area
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah warned Israel on Friday not to drill for oil and gas until the maritime border dispute between Israel and Lebanon is resolved.
“If the enemy thinks they can act as they...
Israel Shipyards announces last stage before building new combat vessel for navy
Israel Shipyards announced on Thursday that it signed an agreement with the Israeli Ministry of Defense of the detailed design phase for the construction of the Reshef Class ship for the Israeli Navy. The...
Lebanon looks to expand maritime claims in border dispute with Israel
Lebanon’s Public Works and Transport Minister Michel Najjar said on Monday that he had signed a document expanding the country’s claims in its maritime border dispute with Israel.
“I expect it will be signed as...
Lebanese president to US official: Impasse in maritime border talks can be overcome
Lebanese President Michel Aoun told a U.S. mediator on Wednesday that his country’s differences with Israel regarding the two countries’ maritime border dispute could be overcome through negotiations after the border talks were postponed on Monday.
“The...
Could Lebanon’s first negotiations with Israel in decades lead to normalization?
For the first time in three decades, Israel and Lebanon held the first of what is expected to be a series of negotiations over the next few months regarding the two countries’ shared maritime...
US-brokered Israel-Lebanon maritime border talks get underway
Negotiating teams from Israel and Lebanon met on Wednesday for the first session of U.S.-brokered maritime-border talks, the United States and United Nations confirmed in a joint statement.
During the meeting, the representatives held “productive...
Israel and Lebanon agree to US-mediated border talks
Israel and Lebanon announced on Thursday their intention to participate in U.S.-mediated talks, with the aim of settling their maritime border dispute.
The dispute has been ongoing for decades, but became more urgent following natural-gas...