Lapid: Lebanon, Israel to Sign US-Backed Maritime Deal Thursday

A US-brokered maritime border deal between Israel and Lebanon will be signed on Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said on Monday.

The deal marks a significant compromise between neighbors with a history of war and hostility, opening the way for offshore energy exploration and easing a source of tensions.

The US mediator has said he hoped the deal would be signed on Thursday.