Lebanon warns Zionists against sea border move

Lebanese president on Monday warned the Zionist regime against “unilateral decisions” in the demarcation of a shared maritime border.

“President Michel Sleiman warns against any unilateral decisions Israel may take on maritime borders which would be a breach of international law, as is Israel’s habit,” Sleiman’s office said in a statement.

Sleiman also said the issue would be up for talks at the first meeting of Lebanon’s new government, which last Thursday won a vote of confidence in parliament.

The Zionist regime’s cabinet on Sunday approved a map of the country’s proposed maritime borders with Lebanon.

Lebanon’s Energy Minister Gebran Bassil said Beirut will not give up its maritime rights and accused the regime of “violations of (Lebanese) waters, territory and airspace, and today our oil rights.”

The Zionist regime for months has been moving to develop several large offshore natural gas fields in the eastern Mediterranean inside the Lebanese territory.