Reuters reported that Israel said Karish field is in its exclusive economic zone, and that Lebanon said the field is in contested waters and should not be developed until both countries conclude talks to delineate their maritime border.
However, several proposals regarding this file were put forward during the US Senior Advisor for Global Energy Security Amos Hochstein visit to Lebanon. One of these proposals shows readiness to give Israel full control of the Karish field in return for Lebanon getting the Qana field, part of which stretches deep into the disputed area.
But, the Qana field has not yet been discovered and it is not known if it contains gas.
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