Lebanon”s president approves historic Israel sea border deal Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun said Thursday that the cash-strapped country has approved a US-mediated maritime border deal with Israel. Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun said Thursday that the cash-strapped country has approved a US-mediated maritime border deal with Israel. Lebanon and Israel both claim around 860 square kilometers (330 square miles) of the Mediterranean Sea that are home to offshore gas fields. The agreement to demarcate the maritime border comes after months of talks mediated by senior US official Amos Hochstein, and would…
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