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Hezbollah rejects Lebanese delegation at maritime border talks with Israel

Lebanon's two main Shiite parties said the negotiating team in the border talks shouldn't include civilians.

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A diplomatic convoy carries UN officials to attend the first round of talks between Lebanese and Israeli delegations on the demarcation of the maritime frontier between the two countries, which are still in a state of war, in the southern Lebanese border town of Naqoura on Oct. 14, 2020. — MAHMOUD ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images

Hezbollah today took issue with the Lebanese delegation chosen to participate in unprecedented talks with Israel over contested borders in the Mediterranean Sea.

Representatives from Israel and Lebanon gathered for talks facilitated by the United States aimed at resolving a dispute over access to 330 square miles in the oil-rich waters. Both Middle Eastern countries are hoping to develop new gas fields in the Mediterranean. 

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