Ed Sheeran opened a concert Saturday with comments about Gaza after controversy swirled around his tour and supporting acts withdrew in solidarity with opener Macklemore, who was dropped after making pro-Palestinian comments onstage....Keep on reading: Ed Sheeran on Gaza: Situation ‘catastrophic and unjustifiable’ Ed Sheeran called the situation in Gaza “catastrophic and unjustifiable” on Saturday, speaking out for the first time since a controversy erupted over his tour’s removal of US rapper Macklemore after he made pro-Palestinian comments. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Ed Sheeran opened a concert Saturday with comments about Gaza after controversy swirled around his tour and supporting acts withdrew in solidarity with opener Macklemore, who was dropped after making pro-Palestinian comments onstage....Keep on reading: Ed Shee...S1

• Ed Sheeran called the situation in Gaza “catastrophic and unjustifiable” on Saturday, speaking out for the first time since a controversy erupted over his tour’s removal of US rapper Macklemore after he made pro-Palestinian comments.S2