Maisa Abd Elhadi: Know about the Arab-Isreali actress arrested for supporting Hamas with objectionable social media posts

New Delhi: Famous Arab-Israeli actress and Social media sensation Maisa Abd Elhadi recently made headlines for being arrested by the Israeli forces on Tuesday morning.

As per the reports, the actress was arrested from Nazareth after she allegedly supported the Palestine-based military organization Hamas with a number of social media posts amid the ongoing armed conflict between the two sides. She was charged with a grave offense of ‘Inticment of Terrorism’ and taken into police custody for the same.

Israeli authorities later claimed that Maisa made a number of social media posts in which she clearly tried to justify, endorse, and validate the Hamas’ ongoing offensive against Israel which began on 7 October.

In one of her posts, she even shared a picture of a wrecked fence that once separated Israel from Gaza and wrote “Let’s go Berlin Style.” (A WW2 reference to the fall of Berlin war)

Here’s her post:

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Maisa Abd Elhadi, who rose to fame with Brad Pitt’s 2013 Action-Horror World War Z, is a well-known Arab-Israeli actress who was born in the house of a Nazareth-based Muslim couple. The 37-year-old enjoys a decent following on social media and is often celebrated for her praiseworthy work in a number of Palestinian and International productions.

She stepped inside the acting industry back in 2014 with Eyes of a Thief. Besides this, has also been featured in numerous films including Huda’s Salon, The Worthy, Tel Aviv On Fire, Baghdad Central, 3000 Nights, and The Angel.

Maisa Abd Elhadi shot by Israeli forces

Earlier in May 2021, the actress also participated in a Palestinian peaceful demonstration that was held in Israel’s third-largest city Haifa. During the protest, several Palestine supporters including Maisa, who were voicing their anger against the forced expulsion of Palestinian people from their land in the territory of Eastern Jerusalem, were seriously wounded after being shot by the Israeli troops.

Israel-Hamas Conflict

Israel has launched a full-scale counteroffensive on all three fronts against Hamas ever since the organization bombarded the country with hundreds of rockets that resulted in the death of hundreds of Israeli citizens on 7th October 2023. By its 19th day, the deadly war had taken over 5100 lives and left many more injured and homeless.