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Wednesday, October 19, 2022
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Knesset committee debates Israel-Lebanon maritime border deal
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Prime Minister Yair Lapid convenes his security cabinet to discuss the Israel-Lebanon maritime border agreement, October 12, 2022. (Amos Ben Gershom/ GPO)
The Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee is debating the US-brokered Israel-Lebanon maritime border deal agreed on last week.
Despite the debate, the Knesset will not be asked to approve the deal, which will go back to the cabinet for final authorization next week.
Opposition politicians have demanded that the outgoing government bring the deal before parliament, accusing Prime Minister Yair Lapid of surrendering Israel’s interests to the Hezbollah terror group.
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara has ruled that the government does not need to seek Knesset approval or a referendum on the deal.
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