What is happening in Gaza, Ed Sheeran called catastrophic, unjustifiable, and disproportionate. He said it on stage at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, where he played a solo set after his whole support crew walked out, a resignation that came once Macklemore got pulled from the tour. He collapsed while speaking about Gaza. He opened the night by apologizing for "difficult decisions" and "mistakes," saying he never set out to be a political commentator, but this is a humanitarian issue and he can't hide how he feels anymore. October 7 and the Nova attack he named horrific and exacerbating centuries of Jewish pain. Civilian deaths and children's deaths have broken his heart. The systemic injustice unfolding in the West Bank, in his words, cannot be ignored. He also said he's still "listening and learning because I don't know enough," and that he's talking to people across the spectrum about how to help victims. The show, he said, stays a place for opposing views, all agreeing on songs about love, hope and unity. Reports say he cried before Castle on the Hill. Amen. #EdSheeran