The Victoria's Secret model shares that 'there is an urgent humanitarian crisis in Gaza,' including lack of access to clean water and 'fuels to power generators' in hospitals.
- Oct 27, 2023
AceShowbiz - Bella Hadid has broken her silence on an ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. A few weeks after Hamas attacked Israel, the Victoria's Secret model voiced her support for Palestine despite receiving death threats.
On Thursday, October 26, the 27-year-old beauty, whose father Mohamed Hadid is Palestinian, issued a lengthy statement via Instagram. "Forgive me for my silence. I have yet to find the ideal words for this deeply intricate and horrific past 2 weeks, weeks that have turned the world's attention back towards a situation that has been taking innocent lives and affecting families for decades. I have much to say, but for today, I will keep it short," she said.
"I've been sent hundreds of death threats daily, my phone number has been leaked, and my family has felt to be in danger," she continued. "But I cannot be silenced any longer. Fear is not an option. The people and children of Palestine, especially in Gaza, cannot afford our silence. We are not brave - they are."
Bella went on to write, "My heart is bleeding with pain from the trauma I am seeing unfold, as well as the generational trauma of my Palestinian blood. Seeing the aftermath from the airstrikes in Gaza, I mourn with all the mothers who have lost children and the children who cry alone, all the lost fathers, brothers, sisters, uncles, aunties, friends that will never again walk this earth."
"I mourn for the Israeli families that have been dealing with the pain and aftermath since Hamas surprise attack on October 7," she added. "Harming women and children and inflicting terror does not and should not do any good for the Free Palestine movement. I believe deep in my heart that no child, no people anywhere, should be taken away from their family either temporarily or indefinitely. That goes for Israeli and Palestine people alike."
The model further stressed, "It's important to understand the hardship of what it is to be Palestinian, in a world that sees us as nothing more than terrorists resisting peace. It is harmful, it is shameful and it's categorically untrue."
In the same statement, Bella shared the current condition of Palestine. "There is an urgent humanitarian crisis in Gaza that must be attended to. Families need access to water and food. Hospitals need fuels to power generators, tend to the wounded and keep people alive," she stated. "Wars have laws - and they must be upheld, no matter what."
Bella additionally encouraged others by writing, "We need to keep pressure on our leaders, wherever we are, not to forget the urgent needs of the people of Gaza, and to ensure that innocent Palestinian civilians are not the forgotten casualties of this war." She concluded, "I stand with humanity, knowing that peace and safety belong to us all."
Previously, it was revealed that Bella and her family members, including her older sister Gigi Hadid, brother Anwar Hadid, mother Yolanda Hadid and father Mohamed, were forced to change their phone numbers due to "bad" death threats. The messages reportedly include "graphic descriptions of how they would carry out the Hadids' executions."
Israel and Hamas are on war after Hamas attacked Israel on October 7. Since then, at least 6,747 Palestinians have been killed, according to Gaza's health ministry, as of Thursday, October 26. In addition, more than 1,400 Israelis have been killed since the incident.
