Israel Warns of Counter-Steps after Lebanon Extends Disputed Sea Area
Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz on Monday warned that any “unilateral” Lebanese steps regarding the sea border demarcation will be met by “Israeli counter-steps,” shortly after a Lebanese minister said he had signed a decree that would increase the area claimed by Lebanon.
“It seems that Lebanon prefers to torpedo the negotiations instead of making an attempt to reach solutions,” Steinitz said, according to Russia’s RT Arabic television.
“This is not the first time in the past 20 years that the Lebanese have changed their maritime maps for propaganda purposes and to express a ‘patriotic stance’, and by this they are obstructing themselves one time after another,” the Israeli minister added.
“At a time other countries in the region such as Israel, Egypt and Cyprus have been developing their natural gas fields for several years to provide prosperity to their citizens, the Lebanese are staying behind and launching fiery statements that will achieve nothing,” Steinitz added.
12 April 2021, 19:34
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Perhaps, and I'm being an optimist, only when Israel begins operating in the newly claimed disputed areas, will the Lebanese authorities finally wake up.
12 April 2021, 21:38
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The voice is Lebanese, but the negotiation style is totally Iranian.
Didn't work too well for them either...
13 April 2021, 12:43
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why don't you come and liberate Palestine ya irani instead of living in the USA?
13 April 2021, 13:40
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Next we are going to sign another decre for north Lebanon since Syria is doing the same thing as you are mr land theif.
13 April 2021, 17:02
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Well, Syria just took some of our sea area to dig for oil and our useless politicians would rather just give it to them without saying a word, so they are trying to make it up by taking sea area from Israel
