Key facts
- Israel condemned the Libyan parliament's approval of a maritime deal with Turkey.
- The deal is part of a dispute over sea borders and energy exploration rights in the eastern Mediterranean.
- Israel stated Turkey is destabilizing the eastern Mediterranean region.
Israel on Wednesday "strongly" condemned the Libyan eastern parliament's approval of a maritime-boundaries deal with Turkey, a move that drew swift criticism from Israeli ally Greece. The deal, approved on Tuesday, is part of a years-old dispute over competing claims to sea borders and energy exploration rights in the eastern Mediterranean. "Regretfully, once again we see Turkey working to destabilise the east Mediterranean region," the Israeli foreign ministry said in a statement.