BEIRUT: In a touching statement about the situation in Gaza, Egyptian footballer Mohamed Salah urged world leaders to “come together to prevent further slaughter of innocent souls” and said “humanity must prevail.”
In a video message posted on social media platform X on Wednesday, the Liverpool FC star made an impassioned plea to authorities and the wider world, saying: “The people of Gaza need food, water and medical supplies urgently.
“It’s not always easy to speak in times like this … there has been too much violence and too much heartbreaking brutality.”
The escalation in violence has been unbearable to watch, said Salah.
“All lives are sacred and must be protected,” he added. “The massacres need to stop. Families are being torn apart. What’s clear now is that humanitarian aid to Gaza must be allowed immediately. The people there are in terrible conditions.”
In response to the carnage at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital, on which Israeli forces are accused of carrying out an attack on Tuesday feared to have killed more than 500 people, Salah said: “The scenes at the hospital last night were horrifying.”
