An image circulating on social media of a man displaying an Ontario licence plate that appears to celebrate the October 7 massacre is real, but was cancelled months ago, the Ontario government has confirmed.

The image shows a man smiling wildly and holding up a licence plate that says OCTOBER7. It was posted to X on Thursday by the account @l3v1at4an⁩, which named the man in the photo as Maher Zitawi, the owner of High Sky Demolition Services in Mississauga, Ont.

The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs said after the government was alerted, it acted quickly to invalidate the plate, “making it illegal.”{ai:summary}<p>An image of a man with an Ontario licence plate reading "OCTOBER7," which some claim celebrates the October 7 massacre, has been confirmed as real but was cancelled months ago by the Ontario government. The man is identified as Maher Zitawi from Mississauga. </p><p>The photo was shared on social media by the account @l3v1at4an. #society</p>

This Ontario 'OCTOBER7' licence plate is real but was cancelled months ago, government says

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