ISTANBUL

Malaysia on Wednesday slammed Meta, the parent company of Instagram, over the recent removal of a post of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's meeting with Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh from the social media platform.

"This action clearly shows discrimination against the situation in Palestine and the country's leaders," a statement by the Malaysian Prime Minister’s Office said on X.

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Meta sekali lagi bertindak biadab dan telah menghina perjuangan rakyat Palestin apabila menurunkan hantaran video serta ucapan takziah dan kritikan terhadap pembunuhan Almarhum Ismail Haniyeh.

Tidak masuk akal apabila hantaran menghormati seorang pejuang yang… pic.twitter.com/3rKblPYFb1

— Anwar Ibrahim (@anwaribrahim) August 1, 2024

It demanded "an explanation" and called on Meta to "apologize."

According to the statement, the post was related to Anwar’s meeting with Haniyeh in May when the former was on a trip to Qatar.

Hamas said earlier on Wednesday that Haniyeh was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Iranian capital. He was in Iran to attend the inauguration ceremony of Iran's new president on Tuesday.

Israel has not yet confirmed or denied its involvement.

The Iranian state television also reported Haniyeh’s death, noting that an investigation into the assassination is ongoing and that the conclusions will be announced soon.