RAMALLAH, Nov 2 — American actress and former United Nations refugee agency envoy Angelina Jolie has blasted Israel for ‘bombing of a trapped population who have nowhere to flee,’ in reference to the Israeli airstrikes on Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza two days ago, killing and injuring hundreds of Palestinian civilians.

The 48-year-old Hollywood star posted a strong-worded message on Instagram, and attached it with a picture of a residential civilian square in Jabalia that was completely wiped out by Israeli warplanes, and said:

“This is the deliberate bombing of a trapped population who have nowhere to flee. Gaza has been an open-air prison for nearly two decades and is fast becoming a mass grave”.

“40 per cent of those killed are innocent children. Whole families are being murdered. While the world watches and with the active support of many governments, millions of Palestinian civilians — children, women, families — are being collectively punished and dehumanised, all while being deprived food, medicine and humanitarian aid against international law,” Palestine news agency (Wafa) reported Jolie added.

She concluded by saying that world leaders are complicit in these crimes by refusing to demand a humanitarian ceasefire and blocking the UN Security Council.

Almost 9,000 people were killed while over 22,000 others were injured in Israeli bombardment on Gaza Strip since October 7.

The occupied enclave with a population of 2.3 million people also suffered from total blockade with food, water, medicine and fuel running out, while aid convoys allowed into Gaza so far have delivered only a fraction of what is needed. — Bernama-Wafa