Report: Hochstein to Carry Important Israeli Stance to Lebanon Soon

U.S. envoy to the Lebanon-Israel sea border demarcation talks Amos Hochstein will return soon to Lebanon to convey an Israeli stance, LBCI TV reported.

“It is believed that the envoy has managed to make a certain breakthrough in the Israeli stance,” the TV network quoted sources as saying.

“Israeli and the United States are hurrying to find an agreement before March, the date when the Israelis will begin drilling for oil in the Karish offshore field, and they don’t want to face any threats during the drilling operation,” LBCI quoted observers as saying.

The observers added that the Israelis have likely agreed to give Lebanon a complete field in return for having the entirety of the Karish field.