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The political-security cabinet will meet tomorrow to discuss the American compromise proposal for the dispute over the maritime border with Lebanon | Israel today

2022-10-05T17:14:55.096Z


Lapid and Gantz expressed their support for the terms of the agreement • During the holiday, senior Lebanese officials said that they had "comments to the agreement", but claimed that the essential issues were acceptable to them • A senior Lebanese official informed that his country's reply includes a list of changes it wishes to make to the proposal


The political-security cabinet will meet tomorrow (Thursday) to discuss the details of the American compromise proposal for the dispute over the maritime border with Lebanon.

At the beginning of the week, Prime Minister Lapid and Defense Minister Gantz expressed their support for the terms of the agreement, even though Lebanon has not yet announced whether it is acceptable to it.

If it turns out that Lebanon does not accept the conditions, this may turn out to be a mistake that will bind Israel to them unilaterally.

During the holiday, senior Lebanese officials said that they had "comments to the agreement", but claimed that the essential issues were acceptable to them, and that the comments should not prevent its signing.

In Israel they reacted to this report, and the Prime Minister's entourage stated that "Lapid will not agree to compromise on the security and economic interests of the State of Israel."

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"The agreement will not harm Israel's security interests", Photo: Kobi Gideon/Leam

According to a report in the Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Akhbar newspaper, Lebanon rejects the demand to recognize the "line of protection," that is, the security zone that Israel unilaterally marked near the coast.

In addition, Lebanon demands that the agreement not have anything to do with the matter of marking the land border in places where there are disputes between the countries.

The Deputy Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, Elias Bou Saab, said on Tuesday evening that Lebanon's response to the American proposal to draw the maritime border with Israel was forwarded to the US Ambassador to Lebanon, Dorothy Shay.

The Lebanese official informed that Lebanon's answer includes a list of changes it wishes to introduce to the proposal.

"Lebanon rejects the demand to recognize the 'line of buoys'", photo: none

Bo Saab did not elaborate on the changes in the American proposal.

He stated that he does not believe that the changes will lead to an exit from the agreement, but also that the Lebanese answer does not mean that they approve the draft of the American mediator Amos Hochstein, or that the negotiations are over.



In a conversation with the local media, the deputy speaker of the parliament said that the draft agreement received from the US was achieved thanks to "thinking outside the box".

He added in the context that the parties started talking about the agreement as a "deal".

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Source: israelhayom

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