In the midst of war, Bruno Mars cancels show and awaits instructions to leave Israel

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Artist is in Tel Aviv, a city under attack and where there are reports of buildings damaged by bombings

Singer Bruno Mars is in Tel Aviv, an Israeli city attacked by the Hamas group this Saturday (7), and is awaiting instructions from authorities in Israel to leave the country amid the war. The information was released through a statement from producer Live Nation on social media.

🚨 SHOW CANCELED!
Guys, the Bruno Mars show in Israel that was scheduled for today (7) is officially cancelled. Live Nation issued an official statement on its Instagram.

Bruno and his team are in Tel Aviv, a city under attack in Israel. Israel declared a state of war… pic.twitter.com/PVW8AqeQaO

— 🇧🇷BRAZIL Bruno Mars (@brbrunomars) October 7, 2023

This would be Bruno Mars’ second performance on Israeli soil this week. Last Wednesday (4), the artist took the stage in front of more than 60 thousand people. On the occasion, he celebrated being in Israel for the first time and sang a song in Hebrew, in honor of the Jewish holiday Sukkot.

According to information from local newspapers, security for Bruno and his team was reinforced this morning. On social media, representatives of the biggest fan club dedicated to the artist claim that they received a notice from Ryan Keomaka, the singer’s former personal assistant, saying that Bruno and his musicians are safe and well.

Another confirmation about the safety of Bruno and his team. They are fine!

Please, I ask that you do not spread fake news at this time. And even less so that they send messages to the artist’s family.
They are safe. Let’s continue sending positive energy to everyone. https://t.co/OAXtNMO2IW

— 🇧🇷BRAZIL Bruno Mars (@brbrunomars) October 7, 2023

What is happening in Israel?

Exactly fifty years after the Yom Kippur War, when Israel’s intelligence was accused of not having been able to effectively predict the attack that would come from neighboring countries, the country finds itself again in a similar situation.

Early this Saturday morning (7), dozens of Palestinian militants entered Israel from Gaza and occupied cities, taking Israelis hostage. At the same time, more than five thousand rockets were launched from Hamas-controlled territory.

– This has never happened in the history of Israel. Israeli villages are under the de facto control of Hamas militants, who are setting homes on fire and killing families. The entire attack began by surprise, no one predicted it would happen – says Middle East Institute specialist Nimrod Goren. – All of this is unprecedented in terms of scope and goes against the entire perception of what the situation in Gaza is like at the moment. People thought they had it under control.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated, in the early hours of this morning, that the country is, in fact, at war against Hamas.

“We are at war and we will win. The enemy will pay a price he has never known”,

he said, through a video message posted on social media.

*With information from O Globo

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