Mohamed Salah, liverpool and Egypt footballer, appealed for humanitarian supplies to be let into Gaza on Wednesday, urging an end to the “violence” in the confrontation between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Gazans have been suffering from severe food shortages since the region was effectively closed off following the October 7 onslaught by Hamas terrorists on Israeli towns and military facilities, which claimed 1,400 lives. On Tuesday, a deadly missile attack on a Gaza hospital was blamed on Israel by Hamas.
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Egypt captain Salah, 31, is a Champions League and Premier League winner with Liverpool and one of the most popular athletes in the Arab world Reported by The Athletic.
“It is not always easy to speak in a time like this. There has been too much violence and too much heartbreak and brutality,” Salah said in a video posted to his 62.7 million followers on Instagram.
“The escalations in recent weeks is unbearable to witness. All lives are sacred and must be protected. The massacres need to stop, families are being torn apart.”
After a visit by US President Joe Biden to Tel Aviv on Wednesday, Israel said it had agreed to his request to allow aid into the besieged Gaza via Egypt due to mounting concern about dwindling supplies and warnings of a humanitarian catastrophe.
“What is clear now is that humanitarian aid to Gaza must be allowed immediately. The people there are in terrible conditions,” Salah added.
“The scenes at the hospital last night were horrifying. The people of Gaza need food, water and medical supplies urgently.
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