Businessman wanted in Lebanon after dining with Netanyahu
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Lebanon's judiciary has issued a search and investigation warrant for Lebanese businessman and banker Antoine Sehnaoui unlawful contact with 'Israel' following the circulation of a photograph showing him dining with 'Israeli' Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former US envoy to Lebanon Morgan Ortagus.
Judge Ahmad Rami Al-Hajj of Lebanon's Court of Cassation tasked security agencies with locating and questioning Sehnaoui within 30 days before deciding on further legal measures.
The judicial move followed a complaint filed with the Beirut Public Prosecutor by 20 Lebanese lawyers, who called for Sehnaoui to be prosecuted over his participation in the meeting.
The case has sparked widespread debate in Lebanon after 'Israeli' journalist Barak Ravid published a photo and details on X of a commemorative dinner held at a hotel in Washington, D.C., honoring the late US Senator Lindsey Graham.
Lebanese law prohibits citizens from engaging in most forms of contact with 'Israel' under the country's anti-normalization and boycott legislation.
