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Israel ‘strongly’ condemns Libyan approval of maritime deal with Turkiye

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JERUSALEM: Israel said on Wednesday it “strongly” condemned the Libyan eastern parliament’s approval of a maritime-boundaries deal with Turkiye that drew swift criticism from Israeli ally Greece. The deal approved on Tuesday is part of a years-old dispute over competing claims to sea borders and energy exploration rights ⁠in the eastern ⁠Mediterranean. “Regretfully, once again we see Turkiye working to destabilize the east Mediterranean region,” the Israeli foreign ministry said in a statement.

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