US envoy hopeful on Lebanon-Israel sea border talks
Beirut (AFP) Aug 1, 2022
A US envoy on Monday expressed optimism that Lebanon and Israel could move towards a maritime border deal to settle competing claims over offshore gas fields. The dispute escalated in early June after Israel moved a production vessel near the Karish offshore field, which is partly claimed by neighbour Lebanon. This prompted Beirut to call for the resumption of US-mediated negotiations on