Lebanese ministry bans Wonder Woman film because of Israeli actress

Wonder Woman is banned in Lebanon. Reason being an Israeli actress is playing the lead role in the film.

Lebanon and Israel's sour relations has lead to the Ministry of Economy and Trade oversee a boycott of any business transaction concerning Israel.

An interior ministry has issued an order to ban the movie, which stars former Israeli army soldier Gal Gadot, based on a recommendation from the General Security directorate.

The distributor for Warner Brothers in the region said the movie was set to premiere officially in Beirut's major cinemas on Wednesday night, after private showings had been held the day before. The public release screenings were cancelled a few hours in advance.

The Ministry of Economy had said in a statement on Tuesday that it had asked the General Security directorate to prevent screenings of Wonder Woman due to Gadot's role in the film.

Israel fought a month-long war with its Lebanese foe Hezbollah in 2006, and has targeted the Iranian-backed armed group with strikes in Syria in recent years but there has been no major direct confrontation.

The 2006 war killed around 160 Israelis, most of them troops fighting inside Lebanon, while 1,200 people in Lebanon, mostly civilians, died in Israel's military barrages.

A U.N.-monitored cease fire has largely held since the 2006 war, which also displaced a million people in Lebanon and nearly 500,000 in Israel.