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Sea border deal opens access to offshore gas for Israel, Lebanon

Israel and Lebanon on Thursday separately signed a US-brokered maritime border agreement that paves the way for lucrative offshore gas extraction by the neighbouring nations, who are technically at war. Lebanon insists the deal has no political implications.

Radio France Internationale

How a new group may be changing Palestinian resistance

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.

Al Jazeera

Israeli minister signals defense ties' restart with Turkey

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz has signaled a possible resumption of defense ties with Turkey

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Israel, Turkey defence ministers agree to thaw in chilly ties

Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz said on Thursday he had asked his staff to start the process of resuming working relations with Turkey after meeting his Turkish counterpart in Ankara on the first such visit in over a decade.

Reuters

Lebanon Delivers Signed Sea Border Deal to US Mediator

Lebanon signed and delivered its copy of a US-mediated sea border deal with Israel on Thursday to a US mediator, hoping to soon start exploring gas in its southern maritime blocs to bring economic stability to the crisis-ridden country. The agreement to demarcate the maritime border comes after months of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biblical Narrative Confirmed By Geomagnetic Field Dating

Biblical accounts of military campaigns by against the kingdoms of Israel and Judah verified by geomagnetic dating.

Zenger

US Seeks to Halt Escalation in West Bank

The US administration has launched talks with the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Israel in an effort to contain the escalation in the West Bank. The US urged officials from both sides to de-escalate. Channel 12 reported that American, Israeli, and Palestinian security officials held talks to reach a de-escalation in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Israel, Lebanon sign US-brokered maritime border deal

The agreement opens up the possibility for both countries to exploit reserves in the gas-rich Mediterranean Sea.

Al Jazeera

U.S. envoy in Lebanon-Israel maritime talks says expects deal to hold even if top leaders change

Amos Hochstein, the U.S. envoy who negotiated a maritime deal between Lebanon and Israel, said on Thursday he expects the agreement to hold even amid changes in leadership in both countries.

Reuters

Russian media figure Ksenia Sobchak is in Lithuania after house search - state security

Russian media figure Ksenia Sobchak is in Lithuania after entering the country on her Israeli passport, the head of Lithuania's counter-intelligence service said on Thursday, a day after Russian police searched one of her houses.

Reuters

Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s Visit To Washington: Day One

Israeli President Isaac Herzog met with an array of audiences on Tuesday in Washington.

Zenger

Russian TV personality Ksenia Sobchak arrives in Lithuania

Russian TV personality Ksenia Sobchak — the glamorous daughter of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s onetime boss — has arrived in Lithuania on an Israeli passport after fleeing Russian investigators who raided her home this week

The Independent UK

Lebanon delivers signed sea border deal to U.S. mediator

Lebanon has signed and delivered its copy of a U.S.-mediated sea border deal with Israel to an American mediator, and Israel was expected to sign off

The Independent UK

Israel and Lebanon sign ‘historic’ US-brokered maritime border deal

Israel and Lebanon Thursday separately signed a US-brokered maritime border deal which paves the way for lucrative offshore gas extraction by the neighbours that remain technically at war.

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Israeli gov't approves maritime border deal with Lebanon - statement

Israel's government approved a landmark U.S.-brokered maritime border deal with Lebanon on Thursday, a statement from Prime Minister Yair Lapid's office said.

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Lebanon Signs Maritime Border Deal, Israel to Follow Suit

Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Thursday signed a letter approving a landmark US-brokered agreement laying out the country’s maritime boundary with Israel, Lebanon's top negotiator, Elias Bou Saab, told reporters. Israel was set to follow suit in approving the deal. The agreement opens the way for offshore energy exploration and…

Reuters

Lebanese president signs deal laying out maritime boundary with Israel

Lebanon's President Michel Aoun signed a letter approving a landmark U.S.-brokered deal laying out his country’s maritime boundary with Israel on Thursday, its top negotiator told reporters.

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Tel Aviv Begins Gas Production from Karish

US envoy Amos Hochstein traveled to Beirut on Wednesday to represent his country at the official signing of the historic agreement to delineate the maritime border between Lebanon and Israel and pave the way for offshore energy exploration in the Mediterranean Sea. “Hochstein traveled to Lebanon to finalize the historic…

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Israel, Lebanon finalise maritime demarcation deal without mutual recognition

Lebanese and Israeli leaders finalised a U.S.-brokered maritime demarcation deal on Thursday, bringing a measure of accommodation between the enemy states as they eye offshore energy exploration.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Israeli election could yield familiar outcome

Israel is holding its fifth national election in under four years, and once again the race is shaping up as a referendum on former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s fitness to rule

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syrian Ministry: Israeli Strikes Hit Near Damascus

Israeli strikes hit several positions near Damascus in the early hours of Thursday, the Syrian defense ministry said, in the third such attack in less than a week. Israel has carried out hundreds of airstrikes on Syrian territory since civil war broke out there in 2011, targeting government positions as…

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Biden Emphasizes Pledge to Ensure Iran Will Never Acquire a Nuclear Weapon

US President Joe Biden and Israeli President Isaac Herzog held talks on Wednesday focused on the threats posed by Iran’s proxies and the US-Israel partnership. The White House said in a statement that they celebrated the forthcoming conclusion of an agreement resolving the maritime boundary dispute between Israel and Lebanon,…

The Guardian - UK

UK investment in R&D plunges in blow to ‘science superpower’ plan

IPPR says extra £62bn a year needed to match global leader Israel after sharp decline since 2014

AAP

Libs to make Jerusalem election issue

Simon Birmingham says the federal opposition stands by recognising West Jerusalem as Israel's capital and will take the position to the next election.

Al Jazeera

With unrest in West Bank, US and Israeli presidents focus on Iran

Israel’s Isaac Herzog says he ‘mainly’ discussed Iran-related issues during talks at the White House with Joe Biden.

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