Israel to sign maritime border deal with Lebanon: PM

JERUSALEM, 25 October 2022, (TON): Prime Minister Yair Lapid said Monday that Israel would sign an historic agreement with Lebanon to demarcate the maritime border between the countries in three days from now.

“We are going to sign a historic agreement with Lebanon,” the Israeli premier told his visiting Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte of the US-brokered deal that appears set to unlock production at Mediterranean gas fields.

Israel and Lebanon, who are technically at war, agreed to terms earlier this month on the deal.

An Israeli court cleared the way for its signing after rejecting petitions demanding the approval of parliament.

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