Model Gigi Hadid apologizes, says she 'did not fact check' post on Israel's treatment of Gazans

Gigi Hadid walks the runway during the Isabel Marant show as part of Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2020/2021 on February 27, 2020 in Paris, France. (Photo by Kristy Sparow/Getty Images)

Model Gigi Hadid apologized after receiving a wave of backlash for sharing a claim about the conflict in Gaza she admits she did not fact check.

"The post is no longer available to view, but according to the New York Post and other publications, it accused the Israeli state of a number of crimes against Palestinian children before Hamas’ October 7 terrorist attack," Metro.uk reported Tuesday.

The New York Post reported on Monday morning that Hadid had claimed Israel was "the only country in the world that keeps children as prisoners of war" and is responsible for "abduction, rape, humiliation, torture, murder of Palestinians years and years before Oct. 7, 2023."