Bono pays moving tribute to 'beautiful children' killed in Israeli desert

During a concert in Las Vegas on Sunday October 8, the group U2 paid tribute to Israelis killed during the attacks carried out by Hamas on October 7. “In light of what happened in Israel and Gaza, a song about non-violence seems somewhat ridiculous, even laughable,” singer Bono, frontman of the rock group, said on stage.

“But our hearts and our anger, you know where it is directed. So sing with us, and with the beautiful children of this music festival,” he said, referring to the young festival-goers killed by Hamas while attending a rave party near the border with the Hamas gang. Gaza. The Irish singer subsequently sang the song Pride (In the name of love), appearing in the album The Unforgettable Fire (1984). The lyrics of the song, which originally evoked the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr - on April 4, 1969 in Memphis - were modified, in tribute to the victims. “Early in the morning, October 7, the sun rises. In the sky, above the desert, the Star of David. They took your life, but they couldn’t take your pride,” Bono sang.

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On social networks, numerous videos showing Hamas attacking thousands of festival-goers on Saturday October 7 in the early morning have circulated. According to the Israeli army, the death toll is 260. The rave party location, located in a desert near the Gaza-Israel border, was one of the first sites targeted by the armed group. During the day, thousands of rockets were fired from Gaza towards Israel. Hundreds of Hamas soldiers also invaded the country immediately.