The Israel Broadcasting Corporation reported, citing an Israeli official, that “the chances of reaching an agreement with Lebanon before the elections have become slim.”

And earlier, Israeli Channel 13, citing a senior political official, indicated that “Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid has been briefed on the details of the new fundamental changes that Lebanon is seeking to make to the agreement on the demarcation of the maritime border between the two countries.” negotiation team to reject it.

Former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu believed that “only the intense pressure exerted by me and my friends forced Lapid to withdraw from the surrender agreement with Lebanon for the time being.”

However, a Lebanese official told Reuters that “Lebanon has not received an official response from Israel to requests for amendments to the draft agreement on the demarcation of the southern maritime boundaries”, noting that “we want to know whether the refusal is final or can be negotiated.” . “.