In Prince William's first comment on the Gaza war, the heir to the British throne acknowledged the "human suffering" in the Palestinian Strip, saying that he would undertake a number of activities to reflect his "acknowledgment of the human suffering" resulting from the conflict in Gaza and the Middle East, and drawing attention to the rise of anti-Semitism on the Gaza Strip. World level.

Kensington Palace said that Prince William (41 years old) will meet with those involved in providing humanitarian support in the region, and listen to accounts of the situation on the ground, and the Prince of Wales will also visit a synagogue to listen to young people involved in tackling hatred and anti-Semitism.

Prince William's comment on the Gaza war

In 2018, Prince William became the first among the senior members of the British royal family to make an official visit to Israel and occupied Palestine.

With his father, King Charles, currently absent from official public duties while undergoing treatment for cancer, Prince William is expected to make some high-profile engagements. This comes as his wife, Kate, is also recovering from abdominal surgery.

“The Prince and Princess are deeply concerned by the events that occurred in late 2023, and continue to hold all the victims, their families and friends in their hearts and minds,” William’s office said in a statement.

The war began last October, after the Palestinian resistance launched Operation “Al-Aqsa Flood” in response to the occupation’s violations against the Palestinians.

Since last October 7, the Israeli occupation has been waging a devastating war on the Gaza Strip, leaving thousands of victims, most of them children and women, according to Palestinian and UN statements, which led to Israel being tried before the International Court of Justice for “genocide crimes” for the first time since its founding.