JERUSALEM – U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, expanded on his recent comments regarding Israel's biblical right to land, clarifying on Tuesday that this divine mandate now 'logically extends to all adjacent water bodies, including the entirety of the Mediterranean Sea, and potentially, depending on tidal charts, portions of the Atlantic.' The ambassador's office issued a press release, hastily scribbled on what appeared to be a cocktail napkin, stating that 'if it's good enough for the Promised Land, it's good enough for the Promised Ocean.'

This updated interpretation follows Huckabee's earlier assertion that Israel 'would be fine if they took it all,' referring to the region. Dr. Bartholomew 'Barty' Finch, Head of Esoteric Geopolitics at the University of Fictional Studies, expressed cautious optimism. 'While historically, land claims have been confined to, well, land, this bold new aquatic approach could redefine international law,' Dr. Finch stated, adjusting his spectacles. 'We anticipate a surge in theological cartography and a potential re-evaluation of the Law of the Sea, possibly by a higher authority.'

Regional leaders, already reeling from the initial land-grab suggestion, are reportedly 'consulting ancient texts for counter-arguments regarding the divine ownership of tuna.' A spokesperson for the newly formed 'Coalition for Maritime Sovereignty' stated, 'Our fish have rights, too. And they don't read the Bible.'