Beirut – A Lebanese man was arrested after he posted a TikTok in which an Israeli flag was displayed, Lebanon’s General Directorate of State Security in the Tyre region said on Monday.
In the video, which has since been removed from the social media platform, Ali Attieh could be seen with images of a Lebanese and an Israeli flag. In answer to a question which appeared on the screen above him “[What is] your favourite Arab country”, he turned his head in the direction of the Israeli flag, which is highlighted and stamped with a purple heart emoji.
As the flags of other Middle Eastern countries appear on the screen, the social media user continued to display his preference for Israel.
After the video was shared online, Attieh was reportedly arrested.
The Jerusalem Post quoted Lebanon’s general directorate of state security as saying on Monday: “Legal action was carried out against him under the supervision of the competent judiciary.”
Lebanese law bans contact between its citizens and Israelis, as well as the conducting of any form of business, although there are some exemptions for Christian clerics and people with relatives in Israel.
