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Israeli counterproposal
So far, the desired results have not been achieved, and the track doesn’t look like it’s going to be fast despite the fast-paced sessions. Four rounds and the discussion remains focused on the starting point and the line to adopt to start the negotiations. The Lebanese and Israeli parties deviated from the agreed framework agreement and also deviated from the principle of adopting the US Huff line. Lebanon demands an area of 2,290 square kilometers, while Israel worked in the fourth session to introduce a new line, Line 310, as an area it is claiming. This proposal arises as a response to the Lebanese proposal in the previous round, with an area of more than 860 km by 1430 km. That is, the line drawn by Lebanon and deepened a lot to the south, reaching the Karish field. Israel then acted in response to it, via line 310, which reaches the outskirts of Sidon, which includes the claim for parts of Block No. 9 and 10, Block No. 8 in its entirety, and part of Block No. . 5.
Return to hove
All this escalation in the trading method is aimed at improving each party’s terms. While the delegation of the United States and the UN tried to work to return the two delegations to the negotiation of the Hove Line, that is, the space agreed in the framework agreement. But Lebanon faces an equation that cannot be undone, which is not to give up any 860 km meter. Lebanon clung to its demands, documents and maps, so Israel acted to step up its stance. On this basis, the session was postponed for three weeks, pending the opening of a new round of consultations and international pressure, in order to return to the negotiating bases that could be agreed.
The session was held at a UNIFIL center in Ras al-Naqoura, under the auspices of the United Nations and with the help of the United States, to discuss the demarcation of the maritime borders between Lebanon and Israel. The Lebanese negotiating delegation included Deputy Chief of Operations Staff, Brigadier General Bassam Yassin as Chairman, Marine Corps Colonel Mazen Basbous, expert on border disputes between countries, Dr. Naguib Masih, member of the Board of Directors from the Oil Sector, Wissam February, and a representative of the United Nations in Lebanon in the presence of the American mediator. The negotiations were accompanied by strict security measures for the army and “UNIFIL”, as intense patrols were carried out in the Naqoura area and maritime patrols of a UNIFIL military ship were seen off Naqoura.
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