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Hezbollah rejects Lebanese delegation at maritime border talks with Israel

Lebanon's two main Shiite parties said the negotiating team in the border talks shouldn't include civilians.
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Hezbollah today took issue with the Lebanese delegation chosen to participate in unprecedented talks with Israel over contested borders in the Mediterranean Sea.

Representatives from Israel and Lebanon gathered for talks facilitated by the United States aimed at resolving a dispute over access to 330 square miles in the oil-rich waters. Both Middle Eastern countries are hoping to develop new gas fields in the Mediterranean. 

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