Gebran Bassil

Gebran Bassil, a prominent Lebanese legislator who heads the main Christian group allied with Hezbollah, gestures as he speaks during an interview with the Associated Press, in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. Bassil said the war in Ukraine and rising demand for natural gas around the world has helped speed up a U.S.-mediated maritime border deal between Lebanon and Israel that will help bring stability to the eastern Mediterranean. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)