![]() ![]() and Israel saying Lebanon will share some of the revenues. Israel will extract gas from one field, and Lebanon will explore for gas in the other potential field, with the U.S. The details haven't been officially announced, but reportedly the two sides compromised on the border line. ![]() And Lebanese militant group Hezbollah made threats of war. Israel recently made moves to extract gas there. Another is an Israeli waters where Lebanon laid a new claim two years ago. The matter in dispute was who gets natural gas fields off the Mediterranean coast. PRIME MINISTER YAIR LAPID: (Non-English language spoken).ĮSTRIN: He said Israel has been trying to reach this deal for more than 10 years and that it will strengthen the security of northern Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid echoed President Biden, calling it historic. says it's the first time Israel and Lebanon have ever mutually agreed on a border between them. NPR's Daniel Estrin reports from Tel Aviv on what prompted the deal.ĭANIEL ESTRIN, BYLINE: The U.S. President Biden called it a historic breakthrough. mediated the deal between the two enemies. Israel and Lebanon have ended their longtime dispute over where to draw their border at sea. ![]()
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