RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian President Lula da Silva has once again affirmed that Israel is committing a “genocide” against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip.
Speaking at an event in Rio de Janeiro yesterday, President da Silva stated, “What Israel is doing is not a war, it’s genocide because they are killing women and children.”
He added, “This is genocide. Thousands of dead children, thousands missing. It’s not soldiers who are dying, but women and children in hospitals. If this is not genocide, I don’t know what genocide is!”
President da Silva has consistently held this position, emphasizing the term “genocide.”
He said, “It is unacceptable for children and women in Gaza to go to bed without food or even a glass of milk.”
Earlier this month, President da Silva accused Israel of committing “genocide” against Palestinian civilians in Gaza, drawing parallels between Israel’s actions and the Nazi Holocaust during World War II.
Speaking to journalists in Addis Ababa on the sidelines of the African Uni
on summit on the 18th of February, he stated, “What is happening in Gaza is not a war, it’s genocide.”
At the time, da Silva continued, “What is happening in Gaza with the Palestinian people has not happened at any other stage in history. In fact, it has happened before when Hitler decided to kill the Jews.”
Following President da Silva’s statements in Addis Ababa, Brazil summoned its ambassador to Tel Aviv the next day.
Source: Palestine news and Information Agency – WAFA
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will head to Geneva Sunday for an official visit to participate in the high-level segment (HLS) of the 55th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and the Conference on Disarmament (CD), said Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid.
In addition to delivering Egypt’s statement at the UNHRC-HLS, Shoukry is also expected to take part in some sideline events on some of the most important regional and international crises and their implications on global human rights conditions, atop of which is the ongoing war in Gaza, Abu Zeid added in a statement on Saturday 24/02/2024.
Shoukry will also attend the CD-HLS, to take place under Indonesia’s presidency, the spokesman noted.
On the margins of his visit, Shoukry will also meet with a great host of senior officials and diplomats in Geneva.
He will also participate in the meetings of the Arab-Islamic Ministerial Committee, created by the Joint Arab Islamic Extraordinary Summit in Riyadh in November, to discuss international efforts
to end the Gaza crisis with UN officials, Abu Zeid said.
The Conference on Disarmament is the world’s single multilateral disarmament negotiating forum.
Source: State Information Service Egypt
