Israeli military are preparing for the possible attack of the Hezbollah Lebanese Shiite group on the Energean gas platform off the Israeli coast of the Mediterranean Sea, writes Israeli Ynet with reference to Kan 11.
According to information, the Ships of the Israeli Navy will help ensure the safety of the drilling platform, which entered the disputed sea area between Israel and Lebanon. The new gas installation arrived at the Karish field on June 5 and, as expected, in the coming months will have to produce natural gas for Israel.
In response to the arrival of the drilling installation, President Livan Michel Aun warned Israel against any aggressive actions in disputed waters, where both states hope to develop marine energy. “Any action or activity in the disputed area is a provocation and a hostile act,” the Auna office said. For his part, the head of the negotiation delegation of Lebanon Bassam Yasin said that “the answer is in the hands of the state and Hezbollah.”