How many lives are enough: Yumna, Hasan, Momina, others speak up for Palestine

Celebrities are rallying on social media against Israeli attacks on Palestine
Entertainment Desk | October 19, 2023

Pakistani celebrities are taking to their respective social media accounts to speak up for Palestine. While some have constantly been sharing news coming out of areas impacted by Israeli attacks, others, who had thus far been silent, are also weighing in.

Celebrated actor Yumna Zaidi shared a photo of herself on Instagram, holding the sign, "Free Palestine." She also put up a text-based Story in which she wrote, "I stand with Palestine," adding "Gaza" with an emoji signifying a drop of blood alongside.

In addition to Yumna, singer Asim Azhar also took to his Instagram Story to state, "If you bomb a hospital. And still claim to be the victim. Speechless." He added the "Free Palestine" hashtag. Actor Adnan Malik shared a news portal's video report on a hospital in Gaza being bombed, stating, "Attacking hospitals now..."

Iqra Aziz reshared a Story in which she was tagged. The individual who penned the original Instagram Story stated, "A growing total of babies, toddlers and children have been killed so far. We have been seeing videos of traumatised parents but for a parent to raise a kid or kids in some cases and then see them get killed, how these parents must they have lost their purpose in life."

Tagging a bunch of people, including Iqra, the Instagram user continued to state, "I see my closest friends raising kids and I have noticed how their whole world is around their babies. I may just be raising cats but I spend hours on them, kids are a lot more and it breaks my heart to see these numbers as each kid equates to two parents who have just lost their world." In addition to this, Iqra also shared a post that read, "You don't have to be a Muslim to stand with Palestine. You have to be a human."

Singer Hasan Raheem, who has constantly been vocal about where he stands on the issue, has not held back when it comes to his words. "All the so-called woke f***s sitting ducks on the sideline and still silent on the genocide, I’m glad you’ve shown your true sides. Palestine bleeds and you’re all complicit," said the singer in one post on X. "Israel is a satellite state created by the West to cause disorder in the Middle East. There’s no other probable justification for its existence," said Hasan in another post.

In yet another post on the site formerly known as Twitter, Hasan said, "The biggest enemy these people have right now are the voices that they can’t control, so please do not stop talking about it." He added the hashtag, "Palestine Genocide" alongside.

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