Israeli and Lebanese leaders finalized a maritime demarcation deal brokered by the U.S. on Thursday, bringing a measure of accommodation between the enemy states as they eye offshore energy exploration. “I think what’s important now that we reached this milestone is not just this milestone but what happens from here. And I truly believe and hope that this could be an economic turning point in Lebanon for a new era of investments and continued support to lift up the economy,” U.S. senior advisor Amos Hochstein said, who mediated the accord.
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