Lebanon's President Michel Aoun announces his country's acceptance of maritime border deal with Israel, saying Beirut regained 860 sq km of disputed territory
Beirut was"able to recover a disputed area of 860 sq km," President Michel Aoun says and stresses"no normalisation with Israel took place" under US-brokered deal.Lebanon has approved a US-brokered maritime border deal with Israel, President Michel Aoun announced, unlocking significant offshore gas production for the eastern Mediterranean neighbours.
"Lebanon did not concede a single square kilometre to Israel," he said, adding that his country had seized full control over the Qana field, despite parts of it falling within Israel's territorial claims.He stressed that "no normalisation with Israel took place". It comes after Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Wednesday said the agreement would make conflict with Lebanon's Hezbollah less likely.
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