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Singer Ed Sheeran spoke publicly for the first time about the fallout from rapper Macklemore's removal from his tour over comments on Palestine, addressing the issue at his solo concert in Philadelphia as his US Loop Tour resumed. Sheeran called the situation in Gaza 'unjustifiable' and admitted to making 'mistakes' in how he had handled the controversy. His remarks drew significant media attention as one of the first major statements from a mainstream pop artist directly engaging with the Israel-Gaza conflict following a high-profile industry dispute involving Macklemore.