Politics
Guardiola issues video message backing Palestinians, urging support for UNRWA
October 19, 2026 at 06:58 AM
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Former Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has released a video message via UNRWA defending Palestinian children in Gaza and calling for continued solidarity.
- UNRWA posted a video address by Guardiola, in Spanish with English translation, on its X account on October 18.
- Guardiola said Gaza's dead "did not die, they were killed," describing them as people with names, families and dreams, not numbers or collateral damage.
- Guardiola cited a death toll exceeding 74,000 in Gaza and said aid restrictions persist alongside house demolitions in the West Bank.
- Guardiola urged continued support for UNRWA, praising its 75 years providing healthcare and protection to Palestinian refugees.

