Lebanese MP: Israel Unable to Exploit Disputed Sea to Drill for Oil, Gas

TEHRAN (FNA)- Leader of the Lebanese 'Loyalty to Resistance' bloc Mohammad Raad warned the Zionist regime to stay away from the disputed sea borders with Lebanon, stressing that the Zionist regime would not be able to exploit even one meter of the disputed sea to drill for oil and gas.
Speaking at a funeral oration in Ramadeyya, Raad said the government "is serious in defending Lebanon against Zionist aggression by all means and in all diplomatic forums".

"The Zionist enemy will never be able to exploit one disputed meter of the sea to drill for oil and gas", Raad added, noting that oil and gas companies "can't drill in the disputed areas".

He stressed that Israel "still has hesitations and doesn't dare to attack Lebanon because resistance has imposed a strategic change in the military program".

The bloc leader said that "resistance has been targeted through vilification and fake accusations", adding that these actions are aimed at toppling resistance.

The lawmaker further stated that the Lebanese government has started its work and would achieve many things the two previous governments could not achieve, adding that the opposition will find itself obliged to cooperate "on the basis of mutual respect, sovereignty and national dignity".