Israel-Palestine

LeBron James is throwing his support behind Israel as war rages on in the region ... saying he's heartbroken over what's happening -- while denouncing Hamas attacks as "terrorism."

The NBA superstar released a joint statement with his longtime business partner, Maverick Carter, on the matter on his X page on Wednesday night ... saying, "The devastation in Israel is tragic and unacceptable."

"The murder and violence against innocent people by Hamas is terrorism," he said. "The SpringHill Company family sends our deepest condolences to Israel and the Jewish community."

James added in his statement that he's now praying for peace.

"We all must work to ensure this tragedy does not spread even more hate, racism, and antisemitism," he said.

LeBron is hardly the first celebrity to speak publicly on the conflict -- Kim Kardashian released a statement of her own on Wednesday as well ... writing, "How can anyone not be devastated by these horrific images that we will never be able to unsee?"

Kim Kardashian, al igual que la mayor parte del mundo que observa con temor, dice que su corazón se parte al ver las imágenes de bebés, familias y personas inocentes asesinadas y aterrorizadas en Israel, Palestina e incluso Armenia, una causa por la que ha estado tratando de crear conciencia durante años.

Kim utilizó sus redes sociales el miércoles para referirse por primera vez a las monstruosidades que están ocurriendo en Israel. En un largo post, Kim dice: "Un mensaje a mis amigos judíos y familia. Los quiero. Los apoyo. He oído hablar de lo asustados que se sienten en este momento y quiero que sepan que no están solos en esto."

Y continúa: "Como seres humanos con corazón, ¿cómo puede alguien no sentirse devastado por estas horribles imágenes que nunca podremos dejar de ver? El brutal terrorismo ha cobrado vidas inocentes y ahora tanto civiles israelíes como palestinos están sufriendo y pagando el precio más alto que existe".

Kim lleva años llamando la atención sobre el genocidio armenio y ha puesto énfasis en la "mínima cobertura mediática" que tienen estos temas, sin ningún apoyo externo para el pueblo que sufre una "limpieza étnica" en Artsaj.

La madre de 4 niños dice que no debería importar del lado que estés, "nuestros corazones siempre deben tener espacio para la compasión hacia las víctimas inocentes atrapadas en el punto de mira de la guerra por el poder, la política, la religión, la raza y la etnia".

Kim dice que entiende que no hay nada que pueda hacer para librarse del dolor que todos están sufriendo alrededor del mundo, pero dice que ella y su familia están orando para que los rehenes sean devueltos, las víctimas, sus familias, por la paz para los inocentes y justicia para aquellos que merecen pagar por sus acciones.

Para terminar, Kim pide a todos los que lean su mensaje que se pongan en contacto con "amigos, colegas y personas de su comunidad, aquellos que están sufriendo, no importa de qué lado estén, compruébenlo y díganles que los quieren".

Kim Kardashian, like most of the world looking on in fear, says her heart breaks seeing the images of babies, families and innocent people murdered and terrorized in Israel, Palestine and even Armenia ... a cause she's been trying to bring awareness to for years.

Kim took to social media Wednesday with a lengthy post that first spoke to the monstrosities in Israel. Kim says, "A message to my Jewish friends and family. I love you. I support you. I have heard about how scared you feel during this time and I want you to know you are not alone in this."

She continues, "As human beings with a heart, how can anyone not be devastated by these horrific images that we will never be able to unsee? Brutal terrorism has taken innocent lives and now both Israeli and Palestinian civilians are suffering and paying the greatest price there is.

Kim has, for years, been a voice in bringing attention to the Armenian Genocide and points out the "minimal media coverage" without external support for the people suffering through an "ethnic cleansing" in Artsakh.

The mother of 4 says it shouldn't matter whose side you might be on ... "our hearts should always have room for compassion towards innocent victims caught in the cross hairs of warring over power, politics, religion, race and ethnicity."

Kim says she understands there's nothing she can do to get rid of the pain people around the world are suffering ... but says she and her family are praying for hostages to be returned, the victims, their families, for peace for the innocent and justice to those who deserve to pay for their actions.

In closing, Kim asks anyone reading her message to reach out to, "friends, colleagues and those in your community, those who are hurting, no matter what side they are on, check in on them and tell them you love them."

Ja Rule thinks Drake and DJ Khaled deserve a pass, or at least time before they make any public comments about the war between Israel and Hamas ... and that's IF they want to say anything at all.

This is only an issue because DJ Vlad, who is Jewish, called out Drake for being the world's most famous Jewish person, and Khaled for being the most recognizable Palestinian. Both men have been silent on the conflict in which Hamas terrorists have reportedly beheaded babies and raped women, massacred more than 1,000 people and taken more than 200 hostages.

Ja tells TMZ Hip Hop he feels the criticism of Khaled and Drake is a bit unfair ... as some artists make the decision to stay away from anything that even hints at politics.

He also notes people -- celebs and entertainers alike -- need time to digest breaking news in order to react with real knowledge, and they deserve the time to do so without facing the public's wrath.

The "Always On Time" rapper was back home in NYC for the Pencils of Promise Gala Tuesday evening and offered up some words about the human condition and the need for peace.

Remember, Ja put his own neck on the line on the day of the September 11 terrorist attacks calling into MTV with words of encouragement ... only to become a meme thanks to Dave Chappelle years down the line.

Una madre israelí que consiguió huir de los terroristas de Hamás con su hija recién nacida rompió a llorar y a lamentarse al enterarse —en plena entrevista— de que su marido no había salido con vida.

Shaylee Atary estaba hablando con Sky News sobre su aterradora huida, diciendo que los agresores de Hamás irrumpieron en la casa de su familia en Kfar Aza el sábado después de oír caer bombas mientras se preparaba para alimentar a su bebé.

Ella dice que tomó a su hija y salió corriendo del edificio, escondiéndose durante 27 horas antes de que fueran encontradas y rescatadas, pero su marido —Yahav Winner— no lo hizo con ella.

Shaylee tenía la esperanza de que Yahav también había sobrevivido, pero la entrevista dio un giro increíblemente sombrío cuando —mientras la cámara estaba rodando— su familia recibió la llamada horrible que estaba muerto.

Al instante, Shaylee rompió a llorar, rodeada de sus familiares, quienes la acompañaron en su pérdida.

Según los informes, más de 2.200 personas han muerto en ambos bandos del conflicto, más de mil por el ataque terrorista inicial lanzado por Hamás el sábado. Desde entonces, otras 8.000 han resultado heridas.

An Israeli mother, who managed to flee Hamas terrorists with her newborn daughter, burst into tears and wailed as she found out -- in the middle of an interview -- her husband didn't make it out alive.

Shaylee Atary was talking with Sky News about her terrifying escape, saying Hamas aggressors broke into their family's Kfar Aza home Saturday after hearing bombs falling while getting ready to feed her baby.

She says she took their child and bolted out of the building, hiding for 27 hours before they were found and rescued ... but her husband, Yahav Winner, didn't make it out with her.

Shaylee was holding out hope Yahav had also survived, but the interview took an incredibly grim turn when -- as the camera was rolling -- her family got the horrifying call that he was dead.

Instantly, Shaylee broke down in tears, surrounded by family members as they began mourning their loss.

Reportedly, more than 2,200 people have been killed on both sides of the conflict -- more than a thousand by the initial terrorist attack launched by Hamas on Saturday. Since then another 8,000 have been injured.

The NYC tech founder who flew to Israel to help in the war against Hamas terrorists says the death and destruction are making for a terrifying fight ... but it's one he's determined to see through to the end.

Noy Leyb joined us Wednesday on "TMZ Live," talking to us from Israel about his experience flying overseas and rejoining the Israel Defense Force -- after first enlisting when he was just 18 years old.

He says he's been going back to Israel for training over the years after completing his time in the IDF, so he wasn't completely out of practice Saturday when he saw the horrors unfolding and booked a flight.

We also talked with Noy about the level of fear he's feeling in such an uncertain time ... and despite all the gruesome happenings in the days since Hamas slaughtered innocent Israelis, Noy knows he and his brothers in arms are ready to fight until all of Hamas is "eliminated."

El fundador de una empresa de tecnología en Nueva York que voló hasta Israel para luchar contra los terroristas de Hamás dice que la muerte y la destrucción están haciendo de este combate uno aterrador... pero a pesar de eso está decidido a ser parte de él hasta el final.

Noy Leyb se unió a "TMZ Live" el miércoles, para hablar con nosotros desde Israel sobre su experiencia de volar al extranjero y volver a unirse a la Fuerza de Defensa de Israel (FDI), después de alistarse por primera vez cuando tenía 18 años.

Cuenta que ha estado volviendo a Israel para recibir entrenamiento en los últimos años, después de completar su tiempo en las FDI, por lo que no estaba completamente fuera de la práctica el sábado cuando vio los horrores que se desarrollaban y reservó un vuelo.

También hablamos con Noy sobre el miedo que está sintiendo en un momento tan incierto. A pesar de los horribles acontecimientos que han ocurrido desde que Hamás masacró a ciudadanos israelíes inocentes, Noy sabe que él y sus compañeros de armas están listos para pelear hasta que todo Hamás sea "eliminado".

AEW está recibiendo serias críticas de los fans en línea después de que algunos de sus luchadores participaran en una historia antisemita el martes por la noche, pocos días después de los atroces ataques en Israel.

El controvertido segmento salió al aire hacia el final del episodio AEW Dynamite de esta semana, cuando el campeón mundial Maxwell Jacob Friedman, que es judío, comenzó un intercambio promocional con Juice Robinson.

Durante la pelea, Robinson y sus compañeros del Bullet Club Gold se burlaban de Friedman y trataban de provocarlo para un futuro combate cuando, de repente, Robinson sacó un rollo de monedas de 25 centavos.

Escrito en el paquete de monedas de 10 dólares estaba el nombre de "Friedman", y cuando Robinson lo mostró a la cámara y luego a MJF, gritó en el micrófono: "¿Sabes lo que hago con estos, Sonny Jack? Rompo las mandíbulas de los idiotas".

La escena fue ampliamente criticada en las redes sociales como antisemita, ya que Friedman ha dicho en repetidas ocasiones que en el pasado, cuando era adolescente, los matones le lanzaban monedas de 25 centavos y le decían: "Recógelo, judío. Recógelo".

Los fans estaban furiosos con la decisión de la organización de lucha libre de convertir todo esto en un episodio, teniendo en cuenta todo el terror que está ocurriendo actualmente en Israel.

Por parte de Friedman, rompió las monedas como parte de la promoción en el programa del martes, gritando a Robinson, "Si te acercas a mí con esas monedas, voy a acabar con tu vida, pedazo de mierda". Más tarde tomó a X para abordar la cuestión nuevamente.

"Esta noche, ese pedazo de mier*** Juice Robinson, decidió sacar a relucir una historia de mi infancia que me ha causado mucho daño", escribió el luchador estrella de 27 años. "Me alegro de que lo hiciera. Ha sacado a relucir algo por lo que todos hemos pasado de una forma u otra en nuestras vidas. En nombre de todos los que alguna vez han sufrido acoso por ser diferentes. Yo también espero causarle mucho daño".

AEW is catching some serious flak from fans online after it had some of its wrestlers participate in an antisemitic storyline on Tuesday night ... just days after the heinous attacks in Israel.

The controversial segment aired toward the end of this week's AEW Dynamite episode, when World champion Maxwell Jacob Friedman, who's Jewish, began a promo exchange with Juice Robinson.

During the bit, Robinson and his Bullet Club Gold teammates were taunting Friedman and attempting to bait him into a future match ... when, suddenly, Robinson pulled out a roll of quarters.

Written on the $10 pack of coins was the name "Friedman" -- and as Robinson showed it to the camera and then to MJF, he screamed into the microphone, "You know what I do with these, Sonny Jack? I break idiots' jaws!"

The scene was widely panned on social media as anti-Jewish ... as Friedman has said repeatedly in the past that when he was a teenager, bullies would pelt him with quarters and tell him, "Pick it up, Jew boy. Pick it up."

Fans were irate with the wrestling org.'s decision to turn it all into a storyline this week ... considering all of the terror that's currently happening in Israel.

For Friedman's part, he actually snapped over the quarters as part of the promo on Tuesday's show ... yelling back at Robinson, "You come near me with those quarters, I'll end your life, you piece of s***!" He later took to X to address the matter as well.

"Tonight that piece of s***, Juice Robinson decided to bring up a story from my childhood that has left me scared," the 27-year-old star wrestler wrote. "I'm glad he did. He brought awareness to something we've all gone through in one way, shape, or form in our lives. On behalf of anyone who's ever been bullied for being different in any capacity. I look forward to leaving him scared too."

The boyfriend of a missing Israeli woman who fled the Hamas-attacked music festival made a tough last-minute call to not attend the concert with her ... and his decision is tearing him apart.

27-year-old Ohad Malul told the NY Post his 27-year-old girlfriend, Shani Kupervaser, went to the Supernova music festival near the Gaza Strip over the weekend -- Malul said he decided to skip the event, because he'd just returned from a Paris trip and was exhausted.

However, Malul now says he feels like he "needed to go and be there with her. Maybe I could have done something different" -- adding, "It’s killing me inside that I am not with her."

He says she told him she wouldn't go to the festival for long and that "Everything is going to be OK." The tone changed when Kupervaser sent him a message while at the festival, claiming she saw rockets flying overhead.

From there, she fled with 3 of her friends, but came under gunfire and hauled it on foot to a roadside bomb shelter with people waving them in to come take cover.

The shelter turned out to be a horrifying trap ... Malul says according to those who made it out alive, the 30 people inside seeking refuge were met with Hamas terrorists throwing grenades inside of it.

Malul says 2 men inside the shelter -- including one of Kupervaser's friends -- bravely started catching the grenades and chucking them back at the terrorists ... but he has no clue if his girlfriend is alive, kidnapped, or dead.

As we reported, German artist and festivalgoer Shani Louk was one of many kidnapped from the event ... and was paraded and spat on by Hamas terrorists in the back of a truck.

Black Lives Matter came under heavy fire after its Chicago chapter released an online image celebrating Hamas' slaughter of more than a thousand Israeli citizens, including babies.

In a message posted on X, formerly Twitter, BLM proudly wrote, "I stand with Palestine," underneath a picture of someone paragliding with a Palestinian flag sticking up from its inflatable wing. The image was accompanied by the caption, "That is all that is it!"

The despicable illustration is reminiscent of last Saturday's sneak attack by Hamas terrorists, some of whom paraglided into Israel in order to massacre 260 people at the Supernova Festival.

The terrorists then went house to house, fatally shooting men, women, children -- and even babies -- before mutilating their bodies.

Some of the babies were decapitated. Some of the women were raped before being murdered or held hostage. Entire families were slaughtered as the terrorists went door to door.

Hamas also fired rockets into Israel, blowing up buildings and killing everyone inside.

Many on social media blasted the Chicago activist group for its total lack of sensitivity. One person wrote, "Unapologetically standing with butcherers and rapists."

Another said, "This is so disgusting and disgraceful on so many levels."

A third fumed, "Pure. Absolute. Trash.....and whoever had a hand in it is trash as well."

And a fourth raged, "BLM Chicago, like many leftists, comes out in support of slaughtering innocent people they don’t like."

Black Lives Matter fue duramente criticado después de que su sección de Chicago publicara en Internet una imagen en la que celebra la matanza de más de mil ciudadanos israelíes por parte de Hamás, incluidos bebés.

En un mensaje publicado en X, antes Twitter, el grupo escribió con orgullo: "Estoy con Palestina", debajo de una imagen de alguien haciendo parapente con una bandera palestina en la parte superior. La imagen iba acompañada de la leyenda: "¡Eso es todo lo que es!".

La despreciable ilustración recuerda al ataque furtivo perpetrado el pasado sábado por terroristas de Hamás, algunos de los cuales se lanzaron en parapente sobre Israel para masacrar a 260 personas en el Festival Supernova.

A continuación, los terroristas fueron casa por casa, disparando mortalmente a hombres, mujeres, niños -e incluso bebés- antes de mutilar sus cuerpos.

Algunos de los bebés fueron decapitados. Algunas de las mujeres fueron violadas antes de ser asesinadas o retenidas como rehenes. Familias enteras fueron masacradas cuando los terroristas fueron puerta por puerta.

Hamás también disparó cohetes contra Israel, volando edificios y matando a todos los que estaban dentro.

Muchos en las redes sociales criticaron al grupo activista de Chicago por su falta de sensibilidad. Una persona escribió: "Apoyando sin disculpas a carniceros y violadores".

Otro dijo: "Esto es repugnante y vergonzoso en muchos niveles".

Un tercero dijo: "Pura y absoluta basura y para quienquiera que tenga algo que ver, basura también".

Y un cuarto despotricaba: "Black Lives Matter Chicago, como muchos izquierdistas, sale en apoyo de masacrar a gente inocente que no les gusta".

Heavily armed Hamas terrorists were captured on film riding their motorcycles into an Israeli village and then shooting up a vehicle, killing everyone inside.

New surveillance video shows the terrorists wielding machine guns as they roll up to the Be'eri kibbutz (community) to indiscriminately murder and decapitate more than 100 Jewish civilians, including babies.

The footage, obtained by CNN, was shot after the terrorists broke through barriers separating the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip from Israel during Saturday morning's sneak attack on the Jewish state.

After their arrival at the kibbutz, two Hamas militants are seen on another clip trying to crawl underneath a security gate to get inside.

When that doesn't work, they duck into a security booth waiting for someone to come by to open the gate.

Soon enough, a car drives up with several people inside. The terrorists jump out and spray the occupants with bullets, killing them.

Meanwhile, Israel has been conducting airstrikes in the Gaza Strip after declaring war on Hamas following Saturday's devastating attack.

The death toll is staggering with over 1,200 slain in Israel and 950 in Gaza, where the Palestinians live under Hamas leadership.

President Joe Biden confirmed at least 14 Americans were murdered in the fighting, while others were being held captive, although the exact number was not known.

Terroristas de Hamás completamente armados fueron capturados por una cámara conduciendo sus motocicletas y luego disparando hacia un vehículo en un pueblo israelí, que causó la muerte de todos los que estaban dentro.

Un nuevo video de vigilancia muestra a los terroristas empuñando ametralladoras mientras se dirigen al kibutz de Be'eri para asesinar y decapitar indiscriminadamente a más de 100 civiles judíos, incluidos bebés.

Las imágenes obtenidas por CNN, fueron grabadas después de que los terroristas atravesaran las barreras que separan la Franja de Gaza, gobernada por Hamás, de Israel, durante el ataque sorpresa del sábado por la mañana contra el Estado judío.

Otro video muestra que tras su llegada al kibutz, dos militantes de Hamás intentan pasar por debajo de una verja de seguridad para entrar.

Al no conseguirlo, se meten en una cabina de seguridad a la espera de que alguien venga a abrir la verja.

Pronto llega un carro con varias personas dentro. Los terroristas saltan y rocían a los ocupantes con balas, matándolos.

Mientras tanto, Israel ha estado llevando a cabo ataques aéreos en la Franja de Gaza después de declarar la guerra a Hamás tras el devastador ataque del sábado.

El balance de víctimas es asombroso: más de 1.200 muertos en Israel y 950 en Gaza, donde viven los palestinos.

Floyd Mayweather felt compelled to help after watching the Hamas terror attack, so the boxing legend arranged to send his private plane, chock-full of supplies, to the front lines in Israel.

TMZ Sports is told Floyd, who teamed up with a relief organization in Israel, arranged to send "Air Mayweather" to the Middle Eastern country this weekend ... and deliver supplies.

We're told they're planning to bring everything from food and water to bulletproof vests for the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) and civilians.

Mayweather's pilots, AJ Ramey, Chris Javier, Sam Kniskern, and Freeman Blakney, will be flying the plane as they trek thousands of miles across the world.

It's not the first time Floyd's helped in a time of disaster. In fact, over the summer, he helped 70 families with food, shelter, and transportation after the Maui fires.

While many celebs and athletes have spoken out since the weekend's horrific attacks, Floyd's one of the most prominent.

Also, while some famous people have attempted to appease all sides, Mayweather has made it clear ... he's firmly with the Israelis.

"I stand with Israel against the Hamas terrorists. Hamas do not represent the people of Palestine but are a terrorist group that are attacking innocent lives! I stand for all humans and wish for the safe return of all Americans and Israelis and any human that were kidnapped as hostages during these horrific war crimes."

"This is not a time for politics. This is a time for safety first and foremost. God Bless America. God Bless Israel. God Bless Human Kind!"

In a follow-up post on social media, Mayweather again reiterated his support, and condemned terrorism.