Hamas claims Palestinian right to offshore Mediterranean gas
Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip may be coordinating with Hezbollah, which could complicate Israel-Lebanon gas talks.
RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip have laid the foundation stone for a sea passage that connects the enclave to the outside world, during a popular event held in the Gaza seaport Sept. 13.
The event also witnessed the inauguration of a mural that read “Our gas is our right.”
During their speeches at the event, the leaders of the factions and the joint armed operations room called for allowing the Palestinians to benefit from their own natural resources, namely gas, and stressed that they would not allow Israel to steal their gas.
The event has raised talk about the natural gas fields off the Gaza coast in the Mediterranean Sea.
