Israeli leader welcomes US proposal for sea border with Lebanon

Lebanese president Michel Aoun meets US Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea, at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, east of Beiru (Dalati Nohra/AP)

Israel’s prime minister has welcomed a US proposal for setting the maritime border with Lebanon, saying the American plan for resolving the long-running dispute between the neighbouring countries would lift Israel’s economy and boost regional security.

Yair Lapid said on Sunday that the proposal was delivered over the weekend to both his country and Lebanon.