Lebanon won maritime dispute with Israel, claims Hezbollah

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An Israeli navy vessel is pictured off the coast of Rosh Hanikra, an area at the border between Israel and Lebanon (Ras al-Naqura) [JALAA MAREY/AFP via Getty Images]

Lebanon has won its dispute with Israel over the disputed maritime border, the head of Hezbollah’s political council, Ibrahim Amin Al-Sayyed, claimed yesterday.

“Thanks to the resistance and the unified national stance,” Al-Sayyed told Russia Today, “Lebanon has won the dispute about the border and its undersea resources without needing to go to war.”

Al-Sayyed added that there is a generation in Lebanon which is not only able to “crush the power of the arrogant countries, but has also foiled their wars against the country.”

Lebanon, Israel agree to US-brokered sea border deal – Cartoon [Sabaaneh/Middle East Monitor]

Lebanese President Michel Aoun recently approved a US-mediated maritime border agreement with Israel, describing it as a “historic achievement.” The deal was reported last Wednesday to have been approved by the Israeli security cabinet by a large majority, but it is scheduled for a two-week review by the Knesset (parliament) before a final cabinet vote.

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