A U.S. envoy on Middle East water issues was expected to arrive in Israel on Sunday. Chuck Lawson is mediating a dispute over Lebanon’s plans to divert water from the Wazzani River, which feeds into the Jordan River and the Sea of Galilee, Israel’s main water reservoir.
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