Lebanon signs maritime border deal with Israel

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 indirect talks mediated by Amos Hochstein, the US envoy for energy affairs, and would mark a major breakthrough in relations between the two nations. Hochstein spoke after meeting with President Michel Aoun and senior officials and receiving Lebanon’s signed agreement.