<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Many celebrities are weighing in as the conflict between Israel and Hamas enters its fifth day, leaving hundreds of Palestinians and Israelis dead. Actor Dwayne Johnson, aka The Rock, is one of the latest to share his thoughts about the conflict on Instagram.&nbsp;</span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On Wednesday, he posted a long note, wherein he 'condemned and denounced terrorism'. Singer Justin Bieber also shared in a note that he was 'not interested in choosing sides' and was 'hurting for both his Israeli and Palestinian friends'.Comments were turned off on Dwayne's post slamming 'brutal murders and kidnapping of Jewish people'. In it, he wrote,“I’m heartbroken, angry, and sickened by the brutal murders and kidnapping of Jewish people through the horrific acts of the Hamas terrorist group."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Dwayne Johnson says he prays for ‘all innocent lives’</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The actor further said that even though he did not fully understand the 'complex conflict in the Middle East', he was praying for 'compassion and resolve'.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">He wrote, "The growing loss of innocent Israeli and Palestinian lives is heart wrenching as this war escalates to immense proportions. I don’t pretend to know everything about the complex conflict in the Middle East. It commands deep understanding, context, and nuance – what I do know is hateful acts of terrorism like these are never justified. I condemn and denounce terrorism, and in this devastating moment, my heart goes out to all the innocent victims and families grieving for their lost loved ones. I pray for compassion and resolve. I pray for all innocent lives.”</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Canadian singer on Wednesday took to Instagram Stories to talk about the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. He wrote, "Truly hurting for both my Israeli and Palestinian friends. I’m pretty sure we all instinctively know evil when we see it. To villainise all Palestinians or all Israeli people to me seems wrong. I’m not interested in choosing sides, but I am interested in standing with the families, who have been brutally taken from us.” HT</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>