The controversy comes as the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas rages on. It erupted in October 2023 when Hamas attacked Israel and killed some 1,200 people and abducted another 251, Israeli officials say. Israel's offensive in the devastated territory has killed over 55,000 people, according to health officials in the Hamas-run territory.

Bob Vylan have claimed they are being “targeted for speaking up” after their “death, death to the IDF” chant at Glastonbury was described as anti-Semitic and prompted a police investigation.