After the Israeli security cabinet and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced their plans to occupy Gaza City as well, the band's four members are now making their own statements on U2's website and Instagram account:
"The Israeli government, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, deserves today our categorical and unequivocal condemnation," writes singer Bono, who also condemns the former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.
The other three band members, Clayton, the Edge and Mullen Jr, stand behind Bono's condemnation of both Israel and Hamas and at the same time urge that aid should be allowed into Gaza, notes Pitchfork, but only the Edge uses terms such as "ethnic cleansing" and "colonial genocide".
U2 has also announced that the band is donating money to British healthcare efforts for Palestinians.
