Popular Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi has defended
rights of children in conflict areas, especially in the Gaza Strip where a
month of fighting has claimed nearly 1,900 Palestinian lives.
Messi was wrote on his official Facebook website,“As a father and a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, I am terribly
saddened by the images coming from the conflict between Israel and Palestine,
where violence has already claimed so many young lives and to injure countless
children,”
Messi, who currently plays for Barcelona, added that:
“Children did not create this conflict, but they are paying the ultimate
price,” and urged that “this cycle of senseless violence must stop. We must
reflect on the consequences of military conflicts and children must be
protected.”
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