![Israel's offshore Leviathan gas field in the Mediterranean Sea, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020. Lebanon and Israel have reached an agreement on a framework of indirect, U.S.-mediated talks over a longstanding disputed maritime border between the two countries, the parties announced Thursday. Lebanon began offshore drilling earlier this year and is expected to start drilling for gas in the disputed area with Israel before in the coming months. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/RQ2FVWS7B2VOFHMVSTBKWXMLK4.jpg?smart=true&auth=d6440915bb7938ed3408963fd68a3e65ecbb4c3696b51c887d6367d39b17a8b7&width=400&height=225)
A gas platform in the Mediterranean. Lebanon and Israel moved to settle a row over disputed waters in the eastern Mediterranean. AP
A gas platform in the Mediterranean. Lebanon and Israel moved to settle a row over disputed waters in the eastern Mediterranean. AP
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