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Days earlier, a frightened al-Rubai posted a dark, grainy video on social media in which he expressed his fear that Hamas militants were coming for him.

"I thought my face had come off. I was frightened to death."

In a candid Instagram post, the pop star said he can "mask it well", but in reality, he feels frightened by social interaction and panics every time a stranger approaches him.

"Because he was so big and angry, the officers were frightened. They practically ran away," he said.

Mr Gauci replied: "No, he was going to attack me", adding he was "panicked, frightened".