Hyderabad, Sept. 9 -- Over 1,300 artists, including Mark Ruffalo, who played the iconic role of Hulk in the Avengers universe, have decided not to work with Israeli institutions involved in the mass killings of Palestinians in Gaza.

Some of them involve Hollywood A-listers, including Olivia Colman, Mike Lerner, Ayo Edebiri, Riz Ahmed, Tilda Swinton and Javier Bardem, who released a statement on Monday, September 8, decried the "unrelenting horror" in Gaza, where Israel has killed more than 64,000 Palestinians, mainly women and children.

"Inspired by Filmmakers United Against Apartheid who refused to screen their films in apartheid South Africa, we pledge not to screen films, appear at or otherwise work with Israeli film institutions - i...