Former Shortland Street star Will Alexander has entered day 12 of his pro-Palestinian hunger strike.
The actor follows a low-calorie diet and consumes only water as a call to action from the New Zealand government to support Palestinian refugees.
He has lost ten kilos and has vowed to continue his strike until the government ‘stops supporting the Israeli genocide in Gaza’.
Will revealed he felt ‘waves of exhaustion’, low energy and dizziness.
He is demanding that the government withdraw New Zealand troops from the Red Sea and double humanitarian funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees.
Former Shortland Street star Will Alexander (pictured) has entered day 12 of his pro-Palestinian hunger strike. In the photo Will monday
“Although I would rather not do something like that to make my voice heard, this feels good to me,” he said The press.
“I know there are a lot of people who are worried about me, but if this is the most disturbing thing for them after seven months of genocide, then they don’t pay attention.”
Will is not the first celebrity to go on hunger strike.
He has lost ten kilos and has vowed to continue his strike until the New Zealand government ‘stops supporting the Israeli genocide in Gaza’. Pictured in February
Will revealed he felt ‘waves of exhaustion’, low energy and dizziness
In November, Sex and the City actress Cynthia Nixon went on hunger strike with a group of five other American politicians in an attempt to broker a lasting ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
Cynthia, a mother of two Jewish children with her ex-husband, demanded that President Joe Biden call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.
The actress and political activist said she would participate in the hunger strike for two of the five planned days before returning to New York for work.
In November, Sex and the City actress Cynthia Nixon (pictured) also went on a hunger strike with a group of five other American politicians in an attempt to broker a lasting ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
