British comedian and actress Dawn French has issued a public apology after a social media video she posted about the conflict in Gaza and Israel drew widespread criticism.

The 67-year-old Vicar of Dibley star shared the video on X (formerly Twitter), using a baby-like voice to deliver a satirical monologue critiquing what she described as the justifications used by those supporting Israel’s continued military campaign in Gaza.

‘Complicated, no, but nuanced. But [the] bottom line is no,’ she says in the video, before launching into a series of exaggerated, childlike impressions mimicking the arguments of some supporters of Israel’s actions in Gaza.

‘Yeah, but you know they did a bad thing to us… and we want that land… and we have history… Those people aren’t really even people, are they?

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