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Justin Bieber clutched an iced coffee as he stepped out in in West Hollywood on Thursday - after being slammed for sharing a 'Praying For Israel' post which featured a photo of destruction in Gaza.

Justin Bieber cuts a casual figure as he steps out for coffee in West Hollywood - amid backlash over now-deleted Israel post By Cassie Carpenter For Dailymail.Com Published: 22:55 BST, 12 October 2023 | Updated: 23:54 BST, 12 October 2023 e-mail 16 View comments Justin Bieber clutched an iced coffee as he stepped out in in West Hollywood on Thursday - after being slammed for sharing a 'Praying For Israel' post which featured a photo of destruction in Gaza. The 29-year-old Canadian crooner looked somber as he chatted with pals while clad in $795 Balenciaga shorts. Justin paired his shirts with a navy T-shirt and patterned slip-on sneakers. Bieber covered his messy hair with a backwards polka-dot baseball cap and he rocked an expensive-looking gold watch. Missing from Justin's side was his wife Hailey Baldwin Bieber, with whom he celebrated five years of wedded bliss on September 14. Somber: Justin Bieber clutched an iced coffee as he stepped out in in West Hollywood on Thursday - after being slammed for sharing a 'Praying For Israel' post which featured a photo of destruction in Gaza Bieber originally met the 26-year-old Rhode founder backstage at the TODAY Show in 2009, began dating in 2015, and rekindled their on/off romance in 2018 three months after his split with Selena Gomez. On Wednesday, the Snooze singer - who boasts 596.9M social media followers - Instastoried then deleted a 'praying for Israel' post, which featured a photo of the destruction of Hamas-ruled Gaza. People promptly expressed their outrage on Justin's latest Instagram post, which was about him listening to Hall & Oates while watching the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night. 'Made a whole album called Justice yet you don't know the meaning of the word,' Instagram user @sanyaayla commented. Instagram user @e_y_a_ wrote: 'First, solve your wife's problems with your ex-girlfriend, then talk about big topics. This case is nothing like the drama you're used to.' 'You are part of the problem, go educate yourself,' Instagram user @zainabtwo commented. Instagram user @nody.atya wrote: 'You posted a picture of an attack on Gaza and prayed for attacker.' 'It wasn't that hard to remain silent rather than open your mouth just to say something stupid,' Instagram user @jutandwae commented. Outing: The 29-year-old Canadian crooner looked somber as he chatted with pals while clad in $795 Balenciaga shorts Firm grip: Justin attempted to hold up the shorts towards his matching T-shirt, which he paired with patterned slip-on sneakers Eye contact: Bieber covered his messy hair with a backwards polka-dot baseball cap and he rocked an expensive-looking gold watch Squad: Bieber was joined at Great White by two men and a blonde woman Still going strong! Missing from Justin's side was his wife Hailey Baldwin Bieber (L, pictured September 18), with whom he celebrated five years of wedded bliss on September 14 Oops! On Wednesday, Bieber - who boasts 596.9M social media followers - Instastoried then deleted a 'praying for Israel' post, which featured a photo of the destruction of Hamas-ruled Gaza 'Go educate yourself!' People promptly expressed their outrage on the Snooze singer's latest Instagram post, which was about him listening to Hall & Oates while watching the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night Broken heart emoji: Justin attempted to do damage control by Instastorying 'pray for Israel' without any photo Bieber wrote: 'Truly hurting for both my Israeli and Palestinian friends. pretty sure we all instinctively know evil when we seee it. To all Palestinians or all Israeli people to me seems wrong. I'm not interested in choosing sides, but I am interested in standing with the families who have been brutally taken from us' Bieber had simply reposted an Instagram shared by Judah Smith's Seattle megachurch Churchome, which is facing a class-action lawsuit over forcing employees to donate 10% of their wages back to the religious organization. The lawsuit claimed Churchome's policy violated both Washington State's Wage Rebate Act and Consumer Protection Act. The former YouTube sensation attempted to do damage control by Instastorying 'pray for Israel' without any photo. 'Truly hurting for both my Israeli and Palestinian friends. pretty sure we all instinctively know evil when we seee it,' Justin wrote. 'To all Palestinians or all Israeli people to me seems wrong. I'm not interested in choosing sides, but I am interested in standing with the families who have been brutally taken from us.' On Thursday, Israel hammered Gaza with airstrikes in retaliation for their horrifying terrorist attack last Saturday - which left 1,300 Israelis dead, 3,400 wounded, and over a hundred held hostage. And as of Wednesday, the Ministry of Health in Gaza reported 1,537 Palestinians have been killed (including 500 children and 276 women) and 6,268 have been injured inside the territory. S Read more