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One Direction's Zayn Malik hit by death threats after 'free Palestine' tweet

One Direction star Zayn Malik has received abuse online after showing his support for residents of Palestine.

The region is currently embroiled in conflict with Israel and over a thousand people - mainly Palestinians in Gaza - have reportedly died.

Singer Malik took to Twitter to wade into the issue to say: "#FreePalestine."

He was soon hit with some online death threats from enraged Israelis, whilst some tweeted that the band may lose support in Israel as a result.

Rihanna also recently posted the same message online, but her tweet was deleted.

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