A U.S. official visiting Beirut to mediate between
Lebanon and Israel over a maritime border dispute is a "friend of Israel," keen to defend its interests, the leader of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group warned on Tuesday.
Hassan Nasrallah urged Lebanese officials to negotiate from a point of strength with U.S. Assistant
Secretary of State David Schenker over the nearly 860 square kilometers (330 square miles) of the Mediterranean Sea claimed by both countries.
Schenker met with Prime Minister Saad Hariri after arrival on Monday.