Jamie Lee Curtis has acquired criticism on-line after sharing a photograph from Gaza in a put up supporting Israel.
It comes after Hamas operatives launched an assault in opposition to Israel over the weekend, with over 700 individuals in Israel and 600 individuals in Gaza confirmed to have died because the assaults have been launched on Saturday (October 7), in keeping with BBC Information.
Curtis is amongst a lot of celebrities who’ve proven assist for Israel, the Oscar-winning actress sharing an image of kids trying to the sky, together with the caption “terror from the skies” and an Israeli flag, in a since-deleted Instagram put up.
The image in query was truly taken by Gaza-based photojournalist Samar Abu Elouf, who shared the put up over the weekend with the outline: “Palestinian households search refuge with their kids from the northern Gaza Strip to UNRWA faculties inside Gaza Metropolis, kids are afraid of the sound of bombing who hear it throughout their presence as a result of occasions on the Strip’s borders.”
Curtis has since acquired criticism on social media over the put up, one particular person writing: “Jamie Lee Curtis posted the image to get sympathy for Israel when it’s actually Palestinian children… you’ll be able to’t make this up…”.
One other added: “Not that I count on Jamie Lee Curtis to be a dependable supply however I’m baffled by her posting this image, implying these are Israeli kids primarily based on her different posts and the flag, however tags the photographer who clearly says these are Palestinian kids.”
A number of extra have shared their ideas:
Jamie Lee Curtis posted the image to get sympathy for Israel when it’s actually Palestinian children… you’ll be able to’t make this up… 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/3VztjOSQgu
— welp. (@YSLONIKA) October 8, 2023
not that I count on Jamie Lee Curtis to be a dependable supply however I’m baffled by her posting this image, implying these are Israeli kids primarily based on her different posts and the flag, however tags the photographer who clearly says these are Palestinian kids pic.twitter.com/JNCb29MH3c
— Bec (@becsinthebox) October 8, 2023
jamie lee curtis posting a pic from gaza and pondering it’s from israel is kinda humorous ngl pic.twitter.com/6yqpLOpGJZ
— sarah hagi (@KindaHagi) October 8, 2023
Sure @jamieleecurtis, that is actually barbaric.
It’s an image of Palestinians in Gaza being bombed from the sky by Israel. Good propaganda that you just refuse to delete even after being referred to as out. pic.twitter.com/rYXgvfD2nx
— Remi Kanazi (@Remroum) October 8, 2023
Amongst these killed have been not less than 260 individuals on the Paralello Universo competition in Re’im, Israel, with artist supervisor Rax Gaster just lately describing the incident as like a “nightmare”.
“Round 6:30 within the morning we began listening to explosions,” he informed Billboard. “We went out of the backstage and we noticed a full bombardment in all places. It was a whole lot of rockets and mortars flying from in all places and explosions throughout us.”
He added: “Many associates are nonetheless lacking, and we nonetheless don’t know the place they’re.
“We’re a peaceable group, we’re a musical group, we do it for the creation of enjoyable. We solely wished to bounce and have time and revel in music collectively, and it was a nightmare.”
NME has reached out to Curtis’s representatives for remark.