UNIFIL vehicles on the coastal road of Naqoura in southern Lebanon. (Credit: Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP)
In his speech on Saturday, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah appeared unusually calm and patient as he addressed the negotiations on the demarcation of the maritime border with Israel.Psychological warfare, however, was present in his remarks. As were threats.“Any exploitation of oil and gas in Karish by Israel is a red line. Our eyes are fixed on Karish, and so are our missiles,” Nasrallah said.He appeared to be allowing more time for the negotiations, by not offering reminders of his self-imposed deadline at the end of September. The issue, however, is far from closed.On Sept. 9, US mediator Amos Hochstein made a whirlwind visit to Beirut to continue negotiations with Lebanese authorities on the maritime border.The envoy, traveling from Israel, was expected to relay Tel Aviv’s response to the latest Lebanese demand: demarcation of the...
In his speech on Saturday, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah appeared unusually calm and patient as he addressed the negotiations on the demarcation of the maritime border with Israel.Psychological warfare, however, was present in his remarks. As were threats.“Any exploitation of oil and gas in Karish by Israel is a red line. Our eyes are fixed on Karish, and so are our missiles,” Nasrallah said.He appeared to be allowing more time for the negotiations, by not offering reminders of his self-imposed deadline at the end of September. The issue, however, is far from closed.On Sept. 9, US mediator Amos Hochstein made a whirlwind visit to Beirut to continue negotiations with Lebanese authorities on the maritime border.The envoy, traveling from Israel, was expected to relay Tel Aviv’s response to the latest Lebanese demand: demarcation...