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Beirut (AP) — Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister on Monday Criticism group Hezbollah sent three unmanned aerial vehicles to an Israeli gas facility last week, saying it was an unnecessarily dangerous act.
Two days after Hezbollah launched three drones into the Mediterranean gas field, Najib Mikati commented.
Israeli forces said on Saturday that they had shot down three drones before issuing a statement that Hezbollah was unarmed and sent to a reconnaissance mission. "The mission was accomplished and the message was received," Hezbollah said.
Lebanon claims that the Kalish gas field is a conflict area under ongoing maritime boundary negotiations, while Israel is in an internationally recognized economic zone. It states that there is.
"Lebanon believes that actions outside the national framework and diplomatic context are unacceptable during negotiations, putting them at unnecessary risk," Abdala said. Foreign Minister Bojabib quoted Mikati's statement.
Israel and Hezbollah are bitter enemies who fought a month-long war in the summer of 2006. Israel considers this group the most serious and imminent threat, with an estimated 150,000 rockets and missiles targeting Israel. ..
In the midst of negotiations, an incident occurred in the Kalish gas field shortly after US mediator Amos Hochstein recently visited officials in Lebanon and Israel.
Saturday Mikati told reporters that Lebanon received "encouragement information" about the border dispute, but declined to comment until it received "an official written response to Lebanon's proposal." rice field.
In October 2020, negotiations began between Lebanon and Israel to determine maritime boundaries, and the two countries held indirect talks via the United States in southern Lebanon. Since taking over mediation from late 2021, Hochstein has visited both Beirut and Jerusalem and relied on shuttle diplomacy.
The two countries that have officially been at war since the founding of Israel in 1948 both claim about 860 square kilometers (330 square miles) of the Mediterranean Sea. Lebanon is tackling the worst economic crisis in modern history and wants to harness its offshore gas reserves.
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