Angelina Jolie's Criticism... Israeli President Says "You Don't Even Know the Reality of Gaza"

Criticism by Jolie... Israel Responds "We Also Have the Right to Self-Defense"

Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie (48) harshly criticized Israel's airstrikes on the Palestinian Gaza Strip, prompting the President of Israel to counter, saying, "Israel also has the right to self-defense."

Angelina Jolie. Photo by Jolie Instagram capture

According to the British daily The Telegraph on the 6th (local time), Israeli President Yitzhak Herzog pointed out in an interview with journalist Piers Morgan that "what Jolie is saying denies any right to self-defense for the Israeli people."

Earlier, on the 1st, Jolie posted a photo on her Instagram of the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza, reduced to ruins by Israeli military bombings, stating, "Millions of Palestinian civilians are being collectively punished, deprived of food, medicine, and humanitarian aid, and their humanity is being obliterated," and added, "By refusing demands for a humanitarian ceasefire and blocking the UN Security Council from enforcing a ceasefire on both parties, world leaders are complicit in this crime."

She further added, "For nearly 20 years, Gaza has been an open-air prison, and it is now becoming a massive grave."

On the 1st, Angelina Jolie posted a photo on her Instagram of the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, which was reduced to ruins by Israeli military bombings. Photo by Jolie Instagram capture

In response, President Herzog said, "(Jolie) has never been to Gaza to see the situation on the ground," and stated, "Gaza did not become a prison because of Israel; it became a prison because Israel withdrew from Gaza."

President Herzog also claimed that there is no humanitarian crisis threatening survival in Gaza, asserting, "Israel, together with the United States, the United Nations, and other countries, is significantly increasing humanitarian aid sent to Gaza."

He continued, "If Gaza residents move, we can uproot this terrorist regime," and said, "The tragedy facing Gaza residents is that a huge amount of ammunition is smuggled from Iran’s terrorist bases."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.