It was noted that the photo distributed from yesterday's meeting of Lebanese, American, and Israeli negotiators in Washington showed a heavy presence of the American and Israeli delegations, while the Lebanese delegation was limited to three and the military members were absent, leaving their seats empty.
While the reasons for the "slight" Lebanese presence in the picture remain unclear, Lebanese parties considered what happened a "foul" that could have been avoided, especially since half the battle in negotiations is media-related, allowing the Israeli delegation to outperform the Lebanese team in media presence.