Thursday, June 24, 2010

Israel Warns Lebanon That It Will Defend It's Natural Gas Fields Offshore

Photo: Drilling for gass off the coast of Acre. Photo by: Yaron Kaminsky / Archive

Infrastructure Minister Warns Hezbollah: Israel Will Fight For Its Gas Fields -- Haaretz

Landau responds to Lebanon MPs' accusations that Israel's off-shore drilling violated naval territorial lines.

Israel will not hesitate to use force to protect its gas fields from being claimed by Lebanon, Infrastructure Minister Uzi Landau warned this week in an interview with Bloomberg News.

Lebanon parliament speaker Nabih Berri earlier this month urged his government to start exploring its offshore natural gas reserves, claiming that otherwise Israel would claim the resources.

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More News On The Israeli - Lebanese Dispute Over Natural Gas Resources

Landau: Israel willing to use force to protect gas finds -- Ynet News
Landau: We will defend gas fields -- Jerusalem Post
Israel and Lebanon Fight over Gas -- FOX News
Landau Says Israel Could Use Force to Shield Gas Find -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Verbal war over gas escalates between Lebanon, Israel -- Ya Liban

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