Lebanon And Israel Agree to Talks to End Sea Border Dispute
- Lebanon And Israel Agree to Talks to End Sea Border Dispute
by Ellen Francis and Rami Ayyub, https://mobile.reuters.com/
BEIRUT/TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Lebanon and Israel have agreed to a framework for U.S.-mediated talks aimed at ending a long-running dispute along the border between the two nations that have fought several conflicts.
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Still in a formal state of war, Lebanon and Israel have contested their land and maritime borders for decades, namely over an area in the sea on the edge of three Lebanese offshore energy blocks. Israel said the talks would cover the sea border. Washington has mediated between the two sides.
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