Lebanon Clashes With Israel Over Gas Exploration

Geopolitics & Conflict Lebanon, in full crisis mode, has rejected Israeli gas exploration in a disputed area in the Levant Basin. Israel has already signed a contract for exploration with Halliburton. This isn’t an end to negotiations over the disputed area. Rather, Lebanon objects to the fact that while UN-sponsored negotiations are still ongoing, Israel has jumped the gun by signing a contract with Halliburton. Lebanese Prime Minister Michel Aoun said this week that all exploration would be frozen until there is a resolution on the…