British authorities said on Wednesday that a rapper from Northern Ireland, criticizing Israel's war in Gaza, was charged with terrorism crimes, allegedly showing the flag of Hezbollah's radical group.

Metropolitan police in London accused Liam O'Hanna of serving as Mo Chara in Hip-Hop Trio Kneecap, violating a provision in the country's terrorism law that prohibits people from somehow or reasoning to suspect that he is a group of terrorists in the Kingdom of the United Nations.

The agency said last month it learned that O'Hanna, 27, had displayed Hezbollah's flag on a venue north of London on November 21, and the agency began an investigation after learning about the flag of O'Hanna, 27.

Representatives of KNEECAP did not immediately respond to requests for comment Wednesday night.

Hezbollah is a Shiite party and armed group headquartered in Lebanon and has been designated as a terrorist organization by the United States, the United Kingdom and other countries, its radical activities and its ties to Iran.

The group expressed support for Hamas' attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, and soon began firing rockets, drones and missiles at Israel. The conflict broke out a war that killed thousands of people in Lebanon and displaced Israel.

Following the announcement on Wednesday, Kneecap's Account X on social media platforms posted a previous interview with O'Hanna that showed he said: "I don't want to be 80, 90, and my grandson asked me, 'Why is no one genocide against the Palestinian?" I sat there, like "f" --- I didn't do enough. "I don't want to be on the side of history."

"We are more clear than ever about who we are and what we represent."

More than 53,000 people have been killed in Gaza since Israel launched a bombing campaign and ground invasion, according to health officials in the enclave. According to the Israeli Sors, ​​the attack killed more than 1,200 people in Israel and imprisoned hundreds after being held hostage by Hamas militants.

Israel resumed bombings of the enclaves, including a series of attacks, killing 300 people in 72 hours earlier this month after a weeks-long ceasefire collapse in March. On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country was “towards full control of Gaza.”

Kneecap has previously described criticism of the outspoken view of the Gaza war because of the “coordinated smear movement” of those who “want to silently criticize mass murders.” They weaponized false allegations of anti-Semitism to distract, confuse and provide cover for genocide. ”

In front of the screen in Coachella last month, the group performed "F --- Israel, Free Palestine" in front of the screen, the organizer behind the Israeli tribe's Nova Music Festival, hundreds of people were killed in the October 2023 attack, saying the news from Kneecap made "marriage even more painful."

"We invite members of KNEECAP to visit the Nova exhibition in Toronto and experience first-hand the stories of those who were murdered, those who survived, and those who were still detained," the organizers said. "It's not about shame or silence, but about contact. Testimony. Understanding."

Metropolitan police said Ohanna plans to appear in Westminster District Court on June 18.