From the Liveblog of
Thursday, November 2, 2023
Angelina Jolie: Israeli strikes in Gaza are ‘deliberate bombing of population, murder’
Actress Angelina Jolie has attacked Israel’s air campaign in Gaza as “the deliberate bombing of a trapped population” and “murder.”
In an Instagram post, Jolie shared a photo of a recent Israeli strike in the Strip’s north, saying: “Gaza has been an open-air prison for nearly two decades and is fast becoming a mass grave. 40% of those killed are innocent children. Whole families are being murdered.”
She added: “By refusing to demand a humanitarian ceasefire and blocking the UN Security Council from imposing one on both parties, world leaders are complicit in these crimes.”
Washington and other world leaders have said a ceasefire as Israel tries to eradicate the Hamas terror group’s infrastructure in the Strip would hand the terrorists a win in the wake of their devastating October 7 killings in Israeli communities.
