Madonna is speaking out about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, sharing a poignant message on Monday (Aug. 11) calling for an end to the suffering caused by the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
In a letter on Instagram, the pop icon began by sharing a written prayer to her “Most Holy Father.”
“Please go to Gaza and bring your light to the children before it’s too late,” she wrote. “As a mother, I cannot bear to watch their suffering. The children of the world belong to everyone. You are the only one of us who cannot be denied entry.”
“We need the humanitarian gates to be fully opened to save these innocent children,” she continued. “There is no more time.”
In her caption, Madonna continued her plea. “Politics Cannot affect Change. Only consciousness Can,” she wrote. “Therefore I am Reaching out to a Man of God.”
“Today is my Son Rocco’s birthday,” she added. “I feel the best gift I can give to him as a Mother is to ask everyone to do what they can to help save the innocent children caught in the crossfire in Gaza. I am not pointing fingers, placing blame or taking sides. Everyone is suffering.”
Encouraging followers to join her in donating to relief efforts, Madge concluded, “I am merely trying to do what I can to keep these children from dying of starvation.”
Madonna’s post comes as the war in Gaza approaches the two-year mark, throughout which time there have been many reports that the Israeli military is blocking humanitarian aid from entering the region. The violence first began on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas killed more than 1,200 Israelis and took more than 250 hostages. Since then, more than 61,000 Palestinian people have died in Israel’s retaliation efforts, according to PBS, while countless others have been suffering from the widespread hunger and homelessness affecting the area.
Over the course of the war, several other musicians besides Madonna have also spoken out on behalf of Palestinian people in Gaza. In recent weeks, Olivia Rodrigo has slammed the “horrific” conditions the area’s children are facing, while U2 posted Monday, “Everyone has long been horrified by what is unfolding in Gaza – but the blocking of humanitarian aid and now plans for a military takeover of Gaza City has taken the conflict into uncharted territory.”
See Madonna’s post below.