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People walking on the formation arsenic a navy vas patrols the Mediterranean waters disconnected Rosh Hanikra, known successful Lebanon arsenic Ras al-Naqura, connected the Israeli broadside of the borderline betwixt the 2 countries, connected October 7, 2022. Israel and Lebanon person brokered a historical statement to resoluteness a long-running maritime borderline quality connected Tuesday, pursuing months of negotiations mediated by the United States.
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Israel and Lebanon reached a historical statement to resoluteness a long-running maritime borderline quality connected Tuesday, pursuing months of negotiations mediated by the United States.
"This is simply a historical accomplishment that volition fortify Israel's security, inject billions into Israel's economy, and guarantee the stableness of our bluish border," Israel's Prime Minister Yair Lapid said successful a statement.
He added that the "unprecedented deal" volition fortify Israel's information and present much affordable vigor to countries astir the world.
His comments came aft Lebanon received the last draught of the U.S.-brokered statement with Israel.
Lebanese President Michel Aoun said that the presumption of the latest draught satisfied Lebanon, and expressed hopes that the woody would beryllium announced soon, according to Reuters.
Israel and Lebanon person been astatine warfare for decades since 1948, with some countries staking assertion implicit a swathe of territory successful the Mediterranean Sea, which contains portion of the Karish state tract and Qana, a prospective state field.
Negotiations pertaining to the Israeli-Lebanese borderline quality implicit gas-rich waters disconnected the countries' Mediterranean coasts person been ongoing since October 2020.
The Israel president besides thanked U.S. peculiar envoy Amos Hochstein for his "hard work" successful mediating the agreement.
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