DEEP WATER

Lebanon gas compromise draws praise from Israel and Hezbollah

A proposal from White House energy envoy Amos Hochstein appears to have closed gaps between Lebanon and Israel over disputed maritime border

Houssam Shbaro/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Houssam Shbaro/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

White House energy envoy Amos Hochstein speaks to reporters in Beirut

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid and the leader of Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah organization offered praise for the terms of a U.S.-brokered deal to resolve a 10-year dispute over maritime borders and offshore gas-drilling rights.

The proposed agreement over...