After wading into the conversation about the Israel-Palestinian conflict on Monday, when she retweeted a post by anti-Israel activist Naomi Klein, the 18-year-old Thunberg tried to strike a more ecumenical chord on Tuesday, saying, “To be crystal clear: I am not against Israel or Palestine. Needless to say, I'm against any form of violence or oppression from anyone or any part.”

“And again,” she added, “it is devastating to follow the developments in Israel and Palestine.”

Thunberg's comments came as Hamas militants in Gaza rained more than 100 rockets on Israeli cities Tuesday evening. A building in suburban Tel Aviv was reportedly struck, following Israel's bombing of the Hanadi tower residential complex in Gaza earlier on Tuesday.

Thunberg's effort to stay neutral on the dispute was met with backlash, as observers called her uninformed or selectively outraged. Others suggested that her priorities were misplaced, “caring more about sea turtles than actual Palestinian adults and children being murdered under ethnic cleansing.”