US EditionU2 condemns Israeli government for starving Gazans as a ‘weapon of war’ in joint statement
COUNTY DUBLIN, IRELAND, AUG 10 – U2 criticizes the Israeli government for using starvation as a weapon in Gaza and highlights the deaths of 1,200 Israelis and over 250 hostages taken by Hamas on October 7, 2023.
- On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a murderous attack killing 1,200 Israelis and taking over 250 hostages into Gaza.
- The attack prompted Israel's government, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, to intensify a military offensive and impose an aid blockade on Gaza.
- U2's Bono and bandmates condemned Netanyahu's actions, accused Israel of using starvation as a weapon, called for hostilities to cease, and expressed solidarity with Palestinians' statehood demands.
- Bono stated Israel is 'starving Gazan kids' and described the conflict as 'uncharted territory' in depravity and lawlessness, while The Edge called Gaza's situation a test of shared humanity.
- The band warned Israel's military actions risk deepening humanitarian crisis, causing mass displacement of nearly one million Palestinians, and urged more humanitarian aid access.
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U2 wants the band's audience to know not only how the band thinks collectively but also how the members individually think about the ongoing war in Gaza. "We know that Hamas uses starvation as a weapon in the war, but now Israel is doing it too and I am disgusted by the moral failure," Bono writes in his statement.
Bono: 'Evil, depraved' Israel is intentionally 'starving Gazan kids'
U2 lead singer Bono called Israel’s current actions against Hamas in the Gaza Strip “uncharted” in their “depravity and lawlessness.” By World Israel News Staff U2 front man Bono launched a blistering attack on Israel in a statement published Sunday, accusing the Jewish State of “evil” and expressing “revulsion” toward the IDF’s actions against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The lead singer of one of the world’s best-selling bands posted the remarks o…
The missive, signed by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. denounces the "systematic blockade of humanitarian aid and "indiscr...
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