Lebanese Attorney General Ahmad Rami Al-Hajj issued a summons for investigation to Antoine Sahnaoui, a senior Lebanese banker and film producer, following photos of his meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife in Washington, according to Abu Ali Express. Lebanese law prohibits contact with Israelis.
Lebanese Attorney General Ahmad Rami Al-Hajj has issued a formal summons for investigation to Antoine Sahnaoui, a prominent Lebanese banker and film producer, over photos showing him dining with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara in Washington, Abu Ali Express reports. The move follows a complaint filed by Lebanese lawyers last week, as The Zioneer reported on July 29, which alleged that Sahnaoui violated Lebanon's law prohibiting contact with Israelis. The summons marks a legal escalation in the case, which has drawn attention amid US-led diplomatic efforts to advance normalization between Israel and Lebanon. Sahnaoui, a Christian opponent of Hezbollah, has been described as a figure close to the Trump administration and involved in informal talks on Lebanese-Israeli ties.
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