KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim faced a heated debate in the Dewan Rakyat on Thursday as he defended his recent remarks on Israel, calling for contextual understanding amid accusations from the opposition.

Addressing the uproar during his first day back in Parliament after returning to Malaysia on Wednesday (Nov 20), Anwar clarified that his comments on Israel in a CNN interview had been misunderstood.