Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur shares post highlighting Israeli 'massacres' of Palestinians in Gaza

Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur sent a message of solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza on Saturday.

The 29-year-old used the Facebook ‘story’ function to share a post from Jewish Voices for Peace highlighting the suffering of the people of Gaza and the relentlessness of Israeli violence against them.

Attributed to "A Palestinian from Gaza", the post reads in part: "They bombed us while we were praying, they bombed us while we were eating, they bombed us while we were searching for water, they bombed us while we were waiting in line for the bathroom, they bombed us while we were seeking shade, and each time they increased the bombing, it seems the world becomes more accustomed to the idea of death, and we become as if we are nothing.”

Jabeur’s post comes amid almost daily massacres of Palestinians in Gaza by Israel, with the perception that the scale of the death and suffering of Gazans has become normalised among the public.

On Saturday, Israel carried out another massacre in the Al Mawasi area of Khan Younis, which has previously been designated a “safe zone” for civilians by Tel Aviv. Israel claims the series of strikes that killed at least 90 displaced Palestinians, including many women and children, were an attempt to kill Mohammed Deif, the head of Hamas’s armed wing, but Hamas has subsequently denied this and said Deif is "fine".

On Sunday, Israel bombed yet another UN-run school in the Nuseirat refugee camp, killing at least 17 sheltering Palestinians and wounding over 80 more.

These types of massacres have become common place in Gaza, with several human rights groups and UN agencies saying nowhere in the besieged enclave is safe. So far Israel has killed 38,584 Palestinians during its 9 month-long war on the territory, the vast majority of whom are women and children.

This is not the first time that world number ten Jabeur, who recently exited Wimbledon in the third round, has shown support for the Palestinian cause and Gaza.

During her short run in Wimbledon at the beginning of July, she wore a bracelet bearing the Palestinian flag while on court. Shortly after the beginning of Israel’s war on Gaza in October of last year, Jabeur took to Instagram and shared a post calling for a “Free Palestine”.

“What Palestinians have been going through the past 75 years is indescribable. What innocent civilians are going through is indescribable; no matter what their religion is, or what their origin is,” Ms Jabeur wrote.

“We all want to achieve peace. Peace is all we need and deserve. Stop the violence. Free Palestine,” she added.