Reports: U.S. Explores Hizbullah Stance on Lebanon-Israel Border Demarcation

The U.S. has started to explore Hizbullah's position on the demarcation file between Lebanon and Israel, al-Akhbar newspaper said.

The newspaper said it has learned that the Americans are examining Hizbullah's stance on the maritime borders demarcation, specifically regarding the common fields between Lebanon and Israel.

U.S. Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs Amos Hochstein will return to Lebanon mid-week carrying a new proposal.

Al-Joumhouria newspaper had reported Hochstein will suggest “stopping discussions over the above-the-water lines and focusing on splitting the resources based on the basins that are under the water.”

“The shares of the two states can be split based on the sizes of these resources, away from the approach of direct lines,” the daily added.

“This would be easy should it turn out that the basins of each of the two sides are closed, which would preserve their rights to their underwater resources,” the newspaper said.