Energy firm begins testing at gas field in Israel-Lebanon disputed waters

STORY: Energy firm begins testing at gas field in Israel-Lebanon disputed waters DATELINE: Oct. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Karish gas field 2. various of Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid looking at the gas field 3. shot of Karish gas field 4. shot of Israel's separation wall 5. various of an Israeli navy ship in the sea 6. various of the Israel-Lebanon border STORYLINE: London-based Energean began on Sunday gas pumping testing at the production facility of the disputed Karish natural gas field in the Eastern Mediterranean, according to a company statement. The testing was "an important step" in the commissioning process of the floating production facility known as the "Energean Power," installed 90 km off the Israeli coast, Energean said in the statement. The move came after approval by the Israeli Energy Ministry, it added. The potential gas production at the Karish gas field is likely to further increase tensions between Israel and Lebanon

Lebanon to invite U.S. envoy to resume indirect border demarcation talks with Israel

STORY: Lebanon to invite U.S. envoy to resume indirect border demarcation talks with Israel DATELINE: June 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. A shot for a vessel of the UN 2. A shot for UN peacekeepers 3. A shot for the Lebanese army 4. A shot for a view in Naqoura on the border between Lebanon and Israel 5. A shot for a UN vessel 6. A shot for a sign of Naqoura 7. A shot for UN vehicles patrolling Naqoura 8. A shot for a photo of Nasrallah 9. A shot for a helicopter for the UN STORYLINE: Lebanese authorities on Monday decided to invite U.S. Energy Envoy Amos Hochstein to resume its indirect border demarcation talks with Israel in a bid "to prevent any escalation that would not serve the stability in the region," the National News Agency reported. The decision came after a meeting between Lebanese President Michel Aoun and caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati following that Israel sent an Energean Power ship to enter the Karish oil field, a disputed area between