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Foreign reactions
On 23, 2019, acting foreign minister Israel Katz announced Israel's opposition to the maritime border accord between Ankara and Tripoli, and confirmed that the earlier remark by Netanyahu in Cyprus on the 18th that the deal was "illegal" does match the Israeli official position, while at the same time noting that Israel does not want a conflict with Turkey. Earlier in the month, the Turkish navy had driven out an Israeli oceanographic research vessel that had been operating with the consent of the Cypriot government in Cypriot waters,. This act, in the context of the deal with the GNA, led to Israeli fears that Turkey aimed to "create a sea border the width of the entire Mediterranean" and cut off Israeli access international waters via the Mediterranean sea, the channel of 99% of Israeli exports. Energy expert Brenda Schaffer interprets deals for the EastMed pipeline between Israel, Cyprus, and Greece (forecasted to be able to cater to 10% of Europe's energy needs, and decrease reliance on Russian oil) and as a joint attempt to exclude Turkey from the "Club Med" gas club. , but the final signing of the deal in late December was stated to be a response to the Turkish-Libyan deal.

Erdogan threaten military support to GNA https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/12/haftar-forces-seize-ship-libya-coast-turkish-crew-191222105449299.html

Tobruk seizes Turkish ship https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/12/libya-khalifa-haftar-forces-release-ship-turkish-crew-191223120814584.html

DW https://www.dw.com/en/turkey-libya-maritime-deal-triggers-mediterranean-tensions/a-51477783 -- it is Hafter who controls most of the oil in Libya.