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After several A-list Bollywood actors came forward in solidarity with Palestine, sharing stories and posts with hashtag ‘All eyes On Rafah’, social media Platform X (formerly known as Twitter) was trending with ‘boycott Bollywood’ trend. This trend  caught the attention of Pooja Bhatt. She took to her official handle on X and lashed out the trend which always attacks the industry for standing in ‘speaking up collectively’.

Sharing the screengrab of the boycott Bollywood trend, she captioned the image as, “And it begins YET again! The price the entertainment Industry pays for speaking up collectively for the atrocities being committed in Palestine.” She also added the hashtag, All eyes on Rafah.

After a few minutes, she reposted the same caption and wrote, “As does the gaslighting in the comments. So predictable. So bereft of any iota of imagination.”

Bollywood Stands With Rafah

Alia, Pooja’s half sister, re-shared a post by @themotherhoodhome on her Instagram stories on Tuesday Which read, “All children deserve love. All children deserve safety. All children deserve peace. All children deserve life. And all mothers deserve to be able to give their children those things (red heart doodle).” Alia wrote in the caption, “#AllEyesOnRafah.”

Kareena Kapoor Khan also took to her Instagram stories on Tuesday to re-share a post by the officisl Instagram handle of UNICEF. In it, Executive Director Catherine Russell condemned the killing of children and families in Rafah, and called the act “unconscionable.”

Varun Dhavan Also posted on his Instagram Stories to share the “All Eyes On Rafah” image.

Some of the other stars who have come out with their solidarity with Rafah are Samatha Ruth Prabhu, Animal Actor Triptii Dimri, Madhuri Dixit, Dia Mirza, Sawara Bhasker and Fatima Sana Sheikh.

The Timeline

On May 26, the airstrike happened at a camp for displaced people in Rafah, reported Reuters. This came after Hamas launched rockets in the Tel Aviv area.

After which, the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) shared a post on X and captioned it as, “Gaza has become hell on earth. Families continue to seek refuge, trying to escape war, but there is no such thing as a safe place in the Gaza Strip. No one is safe: not civilians, not aid workers, no one has been spared. We need a #CeasefireNow”.

The health ministry in the Hamas-run territory said that the strikes “claimed the lives of 35 martyrs and left dozens injured, most of them children and women”. Later, it was found that 45 civilians were killed in the attack.

In a statement, the Israeli military said that the attack was based on “precise intelligence” against “legitimate targets under international law”. They added that it killed two “senior” Hamas officials.

The World Is Triggered

Everyone is furious about this attack that happened, and lots of people are saying that Hamas and Israel need to stop fighting. Last year, Hamas went into Israel from Gaza and hurt a bunch of people. Now, Hamas is in charge of the government.

The attack on Rafah was two days after a ruling by the UN International Court of Justice (ICJ), where the court ordered Israel to halt its attack on the city.

“Israel must immediately halt its military offensive and any other action in the Rafah Governorate which may inflict on the Palestinian group in Gaza conditions of life that could bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part,” ICJ President Judge Nawaf Salam said in the order. The order got the support of 13 of 15 judges.

When did the war begin?

The war started on October 7, 2023 after Hamas attacked southern Israel, resulting in death of hundreds of people. The group also took several people hostage.