Israeli forces on alert after rejection of Lebanon's proposed maritime deal

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After years of indirect negotiations over competing offshore gas field claims, a deal mediated by US energy envoy Amos Hochstein was delivered to Lebanese and Israeli officials at the weekend.
Israel and Lebanon are technically in a state of war and have no diplomatic relations.
Both had offered cautious praise for the proposed deal, with Lebanon's prime minister-designate Najib Mikati saying it was “on the right track to assert Lebanon's rights over all its waters”.  
After years of indirect negotiations over competing offshore gas field claims, a deal mediated by US energy envoy Amos Hochstein was delivered to Lebanese and Israeli officials at the weekend.


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