Israel’s energy minister, overseeing the talks with Lebanon, said Lebanon had now changed its position seven times and was contradicting its own assertions. Lebanon’s army chief said on Friday that there would be no compromise on the country’s sovereignty in maritime border negotiations with Israel, the Saudi-based Arab News reported.

The Palestinians on Thursday condemned US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to the settlement of Psagot. They also condemned the US administration’s decision to consider goods made in settlements as Israeli products.

The military has been following cells of the Quds Force for several months that have been trying to plant explosives on the border. The terrorist cell responsible for anti-personnel mines and other improvised explosive devices (IEDs) on the Golan Heights is being operated by Iran’s Quds Force, according to the …