Kevin Bridges appears to quit Twitter over pro-Israel trolling
He shared a tweet from Sky News which stated: "BREAKING: More than 30 people have been killed after Israeli troops opened fire towards crowds of Palestinians waiting for aid, according to witnesses and hospital officials".
Quoting the tweet, Bridges said: "Insane how desensitised we're becoming to these daily headlines and how it's just accepted now. Horrendous."
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The tweet was referring to the news on Saturday that more than 30 people were killed after Israeli troops opened fire at crowds of Palestinians waiting for aid at distribution hubs run by the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).
Just hours later, Bridges returned to Twitter/X after he received backlash for his comments from pro-Israel accounts.
He said: "Reading too many replies on this bampot of an app would melt anyone's head but to be clear... Obviously October 7th was horrific and what made it horrific was the killing of innocent people - something that's happened nearly every day since.
"The apathy being shown towards footage of children dying and people starving is heartbreaking and should transcend any ideology. There are people in power who could surely stop this. This is all."
The apathy being shown towards footage of children dying and people starving is heartbreaking and should transcend any ideology. There are people in power who could surely stop this. This is all. (2/2) https://t.co/BZQCEsArSA — Kevin Bridges (@kevinbridges86) July 21, 2025
He went on to add: "Too much twitter there. Add me on MySpace guys. Peace."
Bridges's original tweet has gathered nearly one million impressions on Twitter/X at the time of writing.
It was liked by 13,000 accounts and reshared by 1900.
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