Miss Lebanon has today claimed that her rival Miss Israel had been chasing her for days before finally ambushing her in a Miss Universe selfie that sparked outrage in her own country. The photograph which emerged earlier this week sent shockwaves through the home country of Lebanese beauty Saly Greige because the two countries are still officially at war. The selfie, taken in Miami at the Miss Universe pageant, led to Saly being accused of being unpatriotic - but now she is hitting back. Scroll down for video Controversial: The group selfie was taken by Miss Israel, Doron Matalon, left, forcing Miss Lebanon, Saly Greige, second from left, to publicly apologise
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Saly Greige faced outrage in her country when the selfie was posted
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The two countries are still officially at war even though there has been no significant conflict between them since 2006
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Her agent now claims that Miss Israel had been constantly 'chasing' her Lebanese rival - and that it was part of a wider plot dating since November
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He has lodged an official complaint with pageant organisers but expects they will not want to become embroiled in politics
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Miss Israel, Doron Matalon, claims the whole episode is 'sad', telling Miss Lebanon: 'Too bad you can't put the hostility out of the game'
'Miss Israel was trying from the beginning to reach @placeholder and to have a selfie with her during the 20 days they stayed there.
Threat: Saly faced calls for her to be stripped of her title after the selfie caused outrage in @placeholder