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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Politicians Reject Nasrallah’s Rhetoric on Maritime Border Dispute with Israel

Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah. Reuters file photo

Recent threats of war by Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah over Israel’s oil exploration in disputed maritime waters have sparked a wave of criticism in Lebanon, especially with the arrival of a US mediator to Beirut to resume the border demarcation negotiations.

In a radio interview, MP Marwan Hamadeh underlined the need for a unified position, saying: “Any war in the region will destroy Lebanon, which will pay a heavier price than the wealth of its waters.”

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