Lebanon could give Chris Voss a masterclass on how to say “no” and get everything you want in international negotiations.
Nasrallah said there is still 2.5 square kilometers that have not yet been liberated from Israel.
Lebanon agrees to the final version of the maritime border demarcation agreement, but will not recognize the buoy-line as the international border line.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Friedman tweeted, "No one then imagined 100% to Lebanon and 0% to Israel. Would love to understand how we got here.”
Lebanon-Israel-US mediator Amos Hochstein agrees to return to Lebanon and resume the negotiations with Israel regarding the maritime border, if Lebanon will back down from its claim on point 29.
Someone anonymous withdrew their claims in the UN to the expanded maritime area.
“Lebanon has been out of the economic waters game for a long time. The Syrians have ‘taken a bite’ from gas reserves to the north—and the maritime border between Syria and Lebanon has never been finalized,” says Maj. (res.) Tal Beeri.
By Israel Hayom
Former Turkish Admiral Cihat Yayci is proposing a bilateral agreement on the countries' shared exclusive economic zones which would leave Israeli ally Cyprus in the lurch • Israeli official: Any proposal that comes at the expense of Cyprus is a non-starter.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Steinitz and Aoun have been exchanging messages via Twitter.
It is unclear if this a negotiating tactic on Lebanon's part, or their puppet-master Iran and its proxy Hezbollah are attempting to derail the negotiations and ensure the destruction of Lebanon.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced and praised the official decision of the Israeli and Lebanese governments to directly negotiate their shared maritime border.