Lebanon earlier said it is satisfied with the latest text drafted by US mediators and that it hopes to announce the deal with Israel as soon as possible.
Beirut sent Washington remarks to a US proposal on resolving a long-running maritime border dispute with Israel over gas-rich waters of the countries' Mediterranean coasts, says a senior Lebanese official.
Israel's PM Lapid said that production from the Karish gas field is not connected to the negotiations and “will commence without delay, as soon as it is possible.”
"If you don't give us the rights that our state is asking for ... then we could flip the table on everyone," warns group chief Hassan Nasrallah, urging Beirut to "make use of" Hezbollah in US-mediated negotiations with Israel.
Lebanon's powerful Shia movement warns Israel that it could seek to disrupt attempts to extract oil and gas from Karish and other areas that Beirut says lie within its territory.
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