Influential British band Massive Attack dedicated their only Middle East gig to the children of Gaza, openly condemning Israel's "massacre" of the Palestinians. As the band played in Byblos, in Leba**n, just a few hundred kilometres **rth of Gaza, swaying music-lovers on Tuesday night held up Palestinian flags as Massive Attack issued a rare, explicit condemnation of Israel's offensive. In an exclusive interview with AFP, frontman Robert Del Naja said: "This bombardment of an area that is one of the most densely-populated on earth, where civilians aren't allowed to leave, is just beyond belief." Referring to Israel, he said backstage: "In order to protect yourself, do you really want to massacre a**ther people?