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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Hezbollah Dampens Mood in Lebanon-Israel Marine Border Talks by Slamming US

Hezbollah Lebanon Amos Hochstein Israel Oil Beirut Washington D.C.
US Envoy for Energy Affairs Amos Hochstein, second left, sits next to US Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea, first left, as they meet with Lebanese parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, third left, Lebanese President Michel Aoun, center, and Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati, right, at the presidential palace, in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Aug. 1, 2022. (Dalati & Nohra)

Hezbollah dampened the positive mood that prevailed during US Envoy for Energy Affairs Amos Hochstein's meeting with Lebanese officials over the demarcation of the marine border with Israel, by criticizing Washington and accusing it of preventing Beirut from extracting its offshore gas and oil.

Hochstein had paid a two-day visit to Lebanon on Sunday and Monday where he met with senior officials over the demarcation of the contested border.

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