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Bruno Mars Tel Aviv Concert Canceled As Israel Says It Is At War With Hamas

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 22: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Bruno Mars of Silk Sonic accepts the Best Duo/Group of the Year award onstage at the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on March 22, 2022. Broadcasted live on FOX. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)

|Rich Fury/Getty Images for iHeartRadio

A Bruno Mars concert that was scheduled to take place in Tel Aviv on Saturday night was canceled due to the ongoing conflict in Israel. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that they were "at war" with Hamas. "Bruno Mars concert scheduled to take place tonight is cancelled," Live Nation Israel announced in a statement. "All ticket purchases to the show will receive an automatic refund to the credit card through which the purchase was made."

Bruno Mars performed his first-ever concert in Israel on Wednesday night at Park HaYarkon in Tel Aviv. His second of two shows was scheduled for tonight.

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