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What to know about the Israel-Lebanon maritime border deal

The agreement opens the door to offshore energy exploration, but several sticking points remain.

Al Jazeera · Oct 14, 2022

Maritime gas dispute risks conflict between Lebanon and Israel

Hezbollah leader calls the Israeli plan to extract gas at the disputed maritime border a ‘red line’.

Al Jazeera · Sep 20, 2022

Hezbollah Shifts Strategy from 'Defense' to Threatening Israel with Escalation

The maritime border dispute between Lebanon and Israel shifted Hezbollah's strategy from "commitment to defense" to threatening Tel Aviv with an attack. Hezbollah Sec-Gen Hassan Nasrallah warned of the outbreak of war if Lebanon was banned from extracting oil and gas from its water. The official statements of the party's…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 15, 2022

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Lebanon FM Criticizes Hezbollah Drone Mission near Israel Gas Rig

Lebanon's caretaker foreign minister said Monday any interference in US-mediated talks to demarcate its maritime border with enemy state Israel is "unacceptable". His comments came after Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah party launched three unarmed reconnaissance drones Saturday towards the offshore Karish gas field and Israel said it shot them down.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 4, 2022

Lebanon's Hezbollah Confirms it Launched Drones Towards Karish Field

Lebanon's Hezbollah said Saturday it had launched three drones towards an offshore gas field in the Mediterranean, after Israel's army said it had intercepted drones belonging to the Iran-backed movement. "On Saturday afternoon, three unarmed drones were launched towards the disputed Karish field for reconnaissance missions," the Shiite group said…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 3, 2022

Hezbollah launches unarmed drones towards Israeli gas rig in disputed waters

The Israeli military on Saturday said it shot down three unmanned aircraft launched by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah heading towards an area where an Israeli gas platform was recently installed in the Mediterranean Sea, amid rising tension between Israel and Lebanon.

France 24 · Jul 2, 2022

Lebanon Preparing to Offer Compromise on Maritime Spat with Israel, Officials Say

Lebanon is preparing to offer a compromise to US energy envoy Amos Hochstein to resolve a dispute with Israel over maritime gas resources, three Lebanese officials with knowledge of the negotiations told Reuters. Hochstein landed in Beirut on Monday at the invitation of the Lebanese government, which had objected to…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 14, 2022

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Lebanese Protest Israel Vessel at Karish Gas Field

Hundreds of people and several lawmakers protested Saturday in southern Lebanon against Israel moving a gas production vessel into an offshore field partly claimed by Beirut. The demonstration comes just days before the US envoy mediating maritime border talks between the two neighbors is expected in Lebanon, and after the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 11, 2022

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