Israel-Palestine

Mohamed Hadid got real about the Israel–Gaza conflict … telling us he hopes the ceasefire actually holds, because everyone should be able to live in peace.

The Palestinian-American real estate developer caught up with TMZ on Tuesday ... telling us he hopes people in Gaza can one day rebuild, live safely, and even get their land back.

Gigi and Bella's father -- who’s got family back in the region -- says no matter if you’re Jewish, Christian, or Muslim, the war has been tough for all people of Palestine.

Greta Thunberg claimed Israel is committing "genocide" against Palestinians after she landed in Athens, Greece, with more than 150 other activists on Monday.

Israel detained 479 people, including Thunberg, who were involved with the Global Sumud Flotilla, boats that attempted to pierce Israel's naval blockade in order to bring aid to Gaza, according to Reuters.

The Israeli government subsequently deported hundreds of individuals associated with the flotilla, and Thunberg was part of a group of 161, made up of people from 16 European countries, who were given the boot and sent to Athens, BBC News reports. Thunberg was similarly denied entry to Gaza and expelled, with others, in June.

Thunberg said the flotilla's main objective was to "step up" and provide aid to Gazans after various governments continue to refuse to do so.

Several activists involved in the flotilla alleged they were subject to inhumane conditions and treatment while they were detained in Israel. Some described sleep deprivation, food and water being withheld ... and even beatings, and being locked in a cage, Reuters reports. Israel's foreign ministry denied the reports.

Gal Gadot is speaking out after sparking headlines with comments about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the "Snow White" movie's lackluster performance at the box office.

The actress took to Instagram Stories on Sunday to clarify remarks she made during a sit down on Israeli TV. In the interview, Gadot was asked why Disney's "Snow White" tanked at the box office despite its whopping $200 million budget.

"When the film came out, I felt that those who are against Israel criticized me in a very personal, almost visceral way," she said on IG. "They saw me first and foremost as an Israeli, not as an actress. That's the perspective I spoke from."

Gal Gadot says politics proved to be the poison apple to her live-action "Snow White" ... claiming pressure to condemn Israel turned the public against the movie.

The actress made the comments in a wide-ranging interview to Israeli TV that's making the rounds online -- she says she was sure the movie was going to be a hit ... adding it was a joy to film and work with her costar Rachel Zegler.

However, she says everything changed after October 7, 2023, when Hamas attacked a music festival in the country, which led to the ongoing multiyear conflict between Israel and Palestine.

An anti-Israel protester was beaten down on the track at the Tour de France after a staff member came out of nowhere and flipped the dude over a barricade.

The wild moment went down close to the finish line earlier this week ... while Norway cyclist Jonas Abrahamsen just barely beat out Mauro Schmid of Switzerland for the victory.

The protester was wearing a shirt which read, "Israel out of the Tour" -- an Israeli team is competing in the race and catching a ton of flak for it.

San Diego Pride just hit a major speed bump on the road to celebration -- several sponsors are pulling the plug on the event due to R&B singer Kehlani's headlining spot in the lineup.

UC San Diego, UC San Diego Health and Mayor Todd Gloria withdrew their support from the festival over Kehlani's vocal support of Palestine during the ongoing war in Gaza, CBS8 reports. Several Jewish groups also reportedly announced their decision to pull away from Pride this year over her "repeated amplification of violent antisemitic rhetoric."

Her views -- which many have deemed antisemitic -- have caused friction before. In April, her Cornell University "Slope Day" performance was cut due to what the university described as her "anti-Israel" stance.

Mohamed Sabry Soliman appeared in Colorado court Monday following an attack on pro-Israel protesters gathering in Boulder, Colorado on Sunday ... Soliman is accused of using Molotov cocktails and what the FBI describes as a "makeshift flamethrower."

Soliman will be charged with 16 counts of attempted murder -- two for each of the eight victims, according to the New York Times. Soliman has been charged with at least one federal hate crime ... “hate crime involving actual or perceived race, religion, or national origin.” He was held on $10 million bond, and formal charges are expected Thursday.

Boulder Police said a crowd was attacked at a pro-Israel event called the "Run for Their Lives" walk at the city's Pearl Street Mall Sunday afternoon ... Molotov cocktails were hurled at people, injuring 8. Soliman was arrested shortly afterward.

Kehlani is doubling down on her pro-Palestinian views ... this time taking them to the red carpet of the 2025 American Music Awards -- just weeks after NYC canceled her Central Park concert amid backlash.

The Grammy-nominated singer made it crystal clear while speaking to Variety ahead of the big event -- she’s sticking by her controversial stance, noting ... "If people are blowing up and being murdered at mass rates … it should be as easy as breathing to say, 'Hey, this shouldn’t be happening.'''

She went further by calling out U.S. involvement directly, adding ... "We’re funding it, so we should stop."

Two Israeli Embassy workers were shot to death Wednesday by a gunman at the Jewish Museum in Washington D.C. — and the arrest of the suspect was caught on dramatic video.

Check it out ... The alleged shooter — identified as Elias Rodriguez from Chicago, Illinois — is grabbed by a couple of cops inside a building on Wednesday night.

One of the officers slaps the cuffs on Elias, who starts screaming, "Free free Palestine." Both officers then escort him through an exit door as witnesses stare in shock, with one horrified woman seen covering her mouth.

Jerry Seinfeld's never been one to hide where he stands -- and he doubled down hard on his support for Israel by coldly mocking a pro-Palestine protester who confronted him.

Take a look at this clip obtained by TMZ -- the comedian, who is Jewish, was making his way to a waiting car when an activist shouted "Free Palestine" -- a heavily charged call for action ... and Jerry’s response? He laughed right in the protester’s face.

When the activist accused him of supporting the genocide of babies in Gaza, Jerry didn't skip a beat -- he carried on laughing, mockingly pointing at the woman -- who was off-camera -- and said, "Only you."

The man who admitted to firebombing Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro's home says he did it to avenge Palestinian deaths in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

Pennsylvania State Police say Cody Balmer made a 911 call around 3 AM Sunday -- about an hour after he hurled Molotov cocktails into Shapiro's home -- and said he wanted the Governor to know he "will not take part in his plans for what he wants to do to the Palestinian people."

During the call, Balmer also said, "Our people have been put through too much by that monster" ... referring to Shapiro, and added, the Governor needed to stop having his friends (presumably in Gaza) killed.

Israeli settlers have reportedly attacked one of the Palestinian directors of the Oscar-winning film "No Other Land," and Israeli soldiers have taken him ... according to one of his Israeli co-directors.

Hamdan Ballal was beaten Monday in the West Bank, according to Yuval Abraham, who worked with him on "No Other Land."

Yuval posted on X ... "a group of settlers just lynched Hamdan" ... adding, "They beat him and he has injuries in his head and stomach, bleeding."

Justin Baldoni's business partner planned to go scorched earth on Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, according to Lively's amended complaint ... comparing the impending legal battle to Israel's campaign against Hamas.

According to the document, Steve Sarowitz -- a partner in Baldoni's Wayfarer Studios, which produced "It Ends With Us" -- was ready to take down the Hollywood power couple back in August 2024 ... with Lively's team claiming he told a third party if the two ever "cross the line," he would go after them.

Blake says he then employed an outlandish analogy ... allegedly telling this person -- who was working with Wayfarer on a project unrelated to Lively and Baldoni's flick -- “I will protect the studio like Israel protected itself from Hamas. There were 39,000 dead bodies. There will be two dead bodies when I’m done."

Floyd Mayweather's visit to London was derailed by an angry mob of anti-Israel protesters this week ... when the large group confronted the boxing legend outside a jewelry store.

TMZ Sports has obtained footage from the scene ... showing TBE and his Money Team bombarded by a crowd in Hatton Garden.

A rep for Mayweather tells us the confrontation was sparked by his support for Israel ... which has been documented by his many charitable efforts for the Israel Defense Forces and those affected by the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks.

Israel has taken out the Hamas leader who ordered the October 7 attacks ... gruesome photos show Yahya Sinwar dead in a pile of rubble in Gaza.

Israeli officials confirmed Sinwar's death Thursday ... Israel Defense Force soldiers blew him up during a routine patrol of the building where Sinwar happened to be hiding out with other Hamas terrorists.

The IDF confirmed Sinwar's death in a post on X, saying simply ... "Eliminated: Yahya Sinwar." The photos of his lifeless body are now circulating online.