Facebook removes Netanyahu’s video claiming to be close to election victory

Social media giant Facebook has removed a video by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for claiming that he was very close to victory, in violation of election laws that forbid the publication of data, according to a media report on Monday.

Israelis voted on Monday in an unprecedented third parliamentary elections in less than a year to break the deadlock on government formation,

Netanyahu claimed on Sunday that his ruling Likud party’s internal polling showed he was a stone’s throw away from a Knesset (Parliament) majority that would allow the formation of a right-wing government.

“Our data from three hours ago shows we are at 59.7 seats,” he told supporters at an election rally, referring to his bloc of right-wing and religious parties.