Malaysian PM Anwar defends his meeting with Hamas leaders in Qatar

Mr Anwar said he told them during the meeting to accept the two-state solution.

Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim received criticism for meeting a Hamas delegation led by the group’s political leader on May 13.

While the meeting is Mr Anwar’s first with Mr Haniyeh after becoming prime minister, he had previously met the Hamas leader in 2019 and 2020. The United States and the European Union designate Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist organisation that controls Gaza, as a terrorist group. Mr Anwar also attended and spoke at a pro-Palestine rally held in Kuala Lumpur in October 2023, while Malaysia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Mohamad Alamin said in April 2024 that the country had dispatched more than 1,500 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Gaza.

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