Olivia Rodrigo Calls Israel-Gaza Violence 'Horrific' And 'Completely Unacceptable'
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The singer encouraged her followers to donate to UNICEF.
Olivia Rodrigo showed her support for Palestinian children this weekend, encouraging her followers to donate alongside her amid the ongoing Israel-Gaza war.
“There are no words to describe the heartbreak I feel witnessing the devastation that is being inflicted upon innocent people in Palestine,” Rodrigo wrote Saturday on her Instagram story. “Mothers, fathers, and children in Gaza are starving, dehydrated, and being denied access to basic medical care and humanitarian aid.
“There is no child in Israel, Palestine, or anywhere in the world who deserves to suffer through what we’re seeing these children have to endure,” she wrote. “It is horrific and completely unacceptable. To give up on them is to give up on our shared humanity.”
She said she donated to UNICEF, a child’s humanitarian organization, and encouraged others to do the same.
Rodrigo’s message comes as Israeli attacks continue in Gaza. On Sunday, Israeli strikes killed at least 30 people, including six children at a water collection site, bringing the total number of Palestinians killed in the war to about 58,000, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. The United Nations and Amnesty International have called Israel’s war against Palestine a genocide.
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