Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said he would rebuke the Brazilian ambassador after Brazilian President Lula da Silva accused Israel of committing “genocide” in the Gaza Strip.
On Sunday, February 18, the Brazilian President said that Israel is committing “genocide” against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip, likening what it is doing to the Holocaust during World War II.
Lula told reporters in Addis Ababa, where he attended an African Union summit: “What is happening in the Gaza Strip is not a war, it is genocide,” adding: “This has not happened at any other stage in history. In fact, it had already happened when Hitler decided to kill “The Jews.”
For his part, Katz said that he will summon the Brazilian ambassador, on Monday, to rebuke him, stressing that the Brazilian president’s statements are “shameful and dangerous. No one will harm Israel’s right to defend itself. I have ordered my office staff to summon the Brazilian ambassador to rebuke him tomorrow,” according to his statements reported by the website “The Times of Israel.”
Last month, the International Court of Justice ordered Israel to do everything in its power to prevent death, destruction, and any acts of genocide in Gaza, but it stopped short of issuing an order to end the military attack that led to the deaths of about 29,000 people and the displacement of about 1.6 million people to the south. sector.
Israel strongly denies committing genocide in Gaza, and says it is doing everything in its power to avoid civilian casualties and only targets Hamas militants.
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