Former Arsenal and Real Madrid star Mesut Ozil has shown his support for Palestine in a message on social media.

The retired German international is the latest prominent sports star to have shown support for Palestinians in the wake of the conflict in the region, following the attacks by terror group Hamas in Israel on Saturday. 

On Friday morning, Ozil posted on X, formerly Twitter, asking for an end to the war, which also showed his support for Palestine.

His message went along with a photo which was captioned '#FreePalestine'.

'Praying for humanity. Praying for peace,' the 34-year-old year wrote with two praying emojis and the Palestinian flag.

He added: 'Innocent people and especially innocent kids are losing their lives in the war - on both sides. It's so heartbreaking and sad.

'PLEASE STOP THE WAR!!!' 

Ozil previously announced his support for Palestine amid their conflict with Israel back in 2021, wearing a 'Free Palestine' t-shirt - written in Turkish - along with several Fenerbahce team-mates when he played in Turkey towards the end of his career. 

His former Arsenal team-mate Mohamed Elneny - who still plays for the Gunners - also showed his support earlier this week by changing his Instagram profile picture to that of the Palestinian flag. 

Egyptian international Elneny, 31, previously posted a message of support for Palestine back in 2021, tweeting: 'My heart and my soul and my support for you Palestine,' followed by a picture of the Palestine flag and a peace emoji.

Arsenal's Ukrainian defender Oleksandr Zinchenko restricted his Instagram account after being targeted by online social media trolls that he 'stands with Israel'.

Former boxer Amir Khan meanwhile also showed his support for Palestine, claiming people are 'scared' to support them in their ongoing war with Israel.  

Khan took to social media platform X to say, in a lengthy post, that 'Palestinian lives matter' and that he has 'never been scared to speak' his mind.