Israel-Gaza war concerns Guardiola as he says he is ‘very scared’ by the events unfolding in the two countries.
Israel-Gaza war scares Guardiola.
In a tearful statement, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola expressed his fear of the “painful” battle in Gaza.
Twenty months have passed since Israel began a military operation in Gaza in retaliation for the historic cross-border attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, which was led by Hamas and resulted in the deaths of around 1,200 people and the hostage-taking of 251 more.
Since then, Gaza’s health ministry, which is governed by Hamas, has reported that at least 54,880 people have died there.
Speaking on Monday, Guardiola, 54, accepted an honorary degree from the University of Manchester.
“It’s so painful what we see in Gaza. It hurts my whole body,” said Guardiola in clips of his speech shared on social media.
“Let me be clear, it’s not about ideology. It’s not about whether I’m right, or you’re wrong. It’s just about the love of life, about the care of your neighbour.
“Maybe we think that we see the boys and girls of four years old being killed by the bomb or being killed at the hospital because it’s not a hospital anymore. It’s not our business.
“We can think about that. It’s not our business. But be careful. The next one will be ours. The next four- or five-year-old kids will be ours. Sorry, but I see my kids, Maria, Marius and Valentina. When I see every morning since the nightmare started the infants in Gaza, and I’m so scared.”