Los Angeles – Actors and actresses have taken to social media to express their opinions over Israel’s attack on Gaza.
And while most of them have tweeted and reacted in support of Gaza, there are also some who sympathises with Israel's situation.
22-year-old singer Selena Gomez posted a photo on 18 July on her Instagram account that says: "It’s about humanity, pray for Gaza."
On 21 July actor Mark Ruffalo shared a link to an Israeli’s personal account and brief history of Gaza.
This is an Israeli's personal account of Gaza and a brief history. A People's History via @dailykos http://t.co/z3L6sQzxqu
— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) July 20, 2014
Movie star and comedian Rob Schneider tweeted the following on 21 July:
The ugly inhuman siege of Gaza has had it's deadliest day today.
— Rob Schneider (@RobSchneider) July 21, 2014
Followed by:
To not be outraged at the killing of children is to risk your very soul. #Gaza
— Rob Schneider (@RobSchneider) July 21, 2014
Jewish actress and Big Bang Theory star, Mayim Bialik, took to her Facebook page in support of Israel’s actions in Gaza. Her post was shared more than 2000 times.
A few celebs have also deleted their tweets after it garnered unwanted attention. Rihanna and Dwight Howard deleted their tweets which read: "#FreePalestine"
Another statement came from political activists and award-winning band Massive Attack at the Longitude Festival in Marlay Park, Dublin on Sunday. The band used their headlining slot to post a message behind them during their song Battlebox. The message read: "Gaza has been ocupied or under restrictions since 1948."
Scandal actress Kerry Washington shared a link on her Twitter account on 16 July to a news account of the four children killed on a Gaza beach.
Heart breaking “@Newsweek: A 1st-hand account of deadly strike on #Gaza port that killed 4 children: http://t.co/xLsUDmTjiY via @GuardianUS”
— kerry washington (@kerrywashington) July 16, 2014
News24 reported on Thursday that the death toll in the Israeli military campaign in the Gaza Strip has reached 707 with more than 4 500 people wounded.