Lebanese media report that the Israeli Foreign Ministry removed a tweet featuring a border map after the Lebanese ambassador to the United States raised the issue with the US State Department, according to Abu Ali Express.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry removed a tweet from social media platform X earlier this evening that featured a map of the border with Lebanon, Lebanese media reported Sunday, attributing the removal to a diplomatic intervention by the Lebanese ambassador to the United States. According to the reports, the ambassador contacted the US State Department regarding the map, which had prompted complaints from Lebanese officials. The ministry's tweet was taken down shortly thereafter. The Zioneer reported earlier this evening that the tweet had been removed. The new reports provide the context for the removal, indicating that Lebanese diplomatic channels were activated to address what Beirut viewed as a map that 'manipulates the borders,' as a Lebanese source told Al-Hadath earlier. The incident follows a period of heightened diplomatic activity between Israel and Lebanon, mediated by the United States.
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