JERUSALEM – Israel will hold rare talks with Lebanon next month in an effort to resolve a longstanding maritime border dispute, an Israeli official said Saturday.The official said Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz will lead the Israeli delegation in talks mediated by the United States.
Representatives from the three countries are likely to speak by video conference because of the coronavirus pandemic, the official said.The official requested anonymity in line with regulations.
There was no immediate comment from Lebanon.Israel and Lebanon have no diplomatic relations and are technically in a state of war.
They each claim about 860 square kilometers (330 square miles) of the Mediterranean Sea as within their own exclusive economic zones.Both.