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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

US Envoy Needs More Time in Lebanon-Israel Maritime Dispute

US Senior Advisor for Energy Security Amos Hochstein speaks at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon August 1, 2022. Dalati Nohra/Handout via REUTERS

The US envoy mediating between Lebanon and Israel over the two countries' disputed maritime border said Friday some progress has been made but that more work needs to be done to resolve the issue.

Amos Hochstein, a senior adviser for energy security at the US State Department, has been mediating between the two countries and shuttling between Beirut and Jerusalem as tensions remain high near the tense border after Lebanon’s Iran-backed militant Hezbollah group and Israel exchanged threats recently.

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