Fight erupts outside Gal Gadot’s Hamas attack film screening

Multiple fights broke out between pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian supporters in Los Angeles on November 8 following the screening of a film showing the October 7 surprise attack on Southern Israel by the Hamas group.

Hollywood actor Gal Gadot reportedly hosted the screening of the 43-minute film ‘Bearing Witness’ which featured ‘extremely graphic and violent’ footage documenting the atrocities committed by Hamas, ABC News reported. The media outlet said that some of it included footage shot by members of Hamas.

Videos showing the two groups clashing outside the city’s Museum of Tolerance on Pico Boulevard are going viral on the internet. Two people were reportedly injured in the brawl, but they refused medical attention, an LAPD spokesperson said.

The 'Wonder Woman' actor, who hails from Israel, faced backlash on social media for supporting genocide.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, some 200 people were in attendance at the screening. An official with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, and Hollywood executives were among those reported to have attended the event.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass took to X and said, ‘We cannot allow current worldwide tension to devolve into this unacceptable violence in our city. This is a time of immense pain and distress for thousands of Angelenos. We must stand together.’

As per Israeli authorities, over 1,400 people have been killed and 240 have been held hostage in Gaza since the war began a month ago.

The Gaza death number has soared above 10,000, mostly civilians, said the Hamas-run health ministry.

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