OUTLANDER actor Sam Heughan has issued an apologetic statement after signing a letter from thousands of creatives calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
The open letter from more than 3000 artists, including Tilda Swinton, Frankie Boyle and Peter Mullan, accused western governments of “aiding and abetting” Israel’s war crimes in Gaza."We support the global movement against the destruction of Gaza and the mass displacement of the Palestinian people,” they state.
Gaza’s overwhelmed hospitals are rationing their dwindling medical supplies and fuel for generators, as authorities worked out logistics for a desperately needed aid delivery from Egypt that has yet to enter. The deal to get aid into Gaza through Rafah, the territory’s only crossing not controlled by Israel, remains fragile.We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
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