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April 14, 2021       Share:    

Source: https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/2914476/lebanese-ministers-expand-claim-over-disputed-maritime-area-israel

Lebanon Expands Maritime Claims at Israel Border

(Asharq Al-Awsat-UK) Lebanon on Monday expanded the country's claims in a dispute with Israel over their maritime border, adding 1,400 sq. km. (540 square miles) to the exclusive economic zone it claims in the Mediterranean Sea. Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz said Lebanon's latest move would derail the talks launched in October under U.S. supervision to resolve the dispute. "Unilateral Lebanese measures will, of course, be answered with parallel measures by Israel," he said.

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