Brazil’s president accuses Israel of committing “genocide” in Gaza

On Sunday February 18, Brazilian President Lula accused Israel of a “Genocide” Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. “What is happening to the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip has never happened at any other time in history. In fact, it has happened before: when Hitler decided to kill the Jews.”, the Left leader said. His comments immediately provoked a reaction from Israel’s prime minister, who condemned the comments “Embarrassing and serious” and sent a summons to Brazil’s ambassador to Israel on Monday. Follow our live stream.

France and Egypt express “their strong opposition” to the invasion of Rafah. During a telephone call on Saturday, Emmanuel Macron and Abdel Fattah al-Sisi also expressed their opposition. “Any forcible displacement of population” to Egypt, which “would violate international humanitarian law”, emphasizes “Urgent to sharply increase aid access to Gaza population”..

Washington threatens to block a UN resolution calling for a “ceasefire”. American Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield believes that by voting on this text “going against” Ongoing diplomatic negotiations for a ceasefire, including further release of hostages. “If we come to vote on the current project, it will not be adopted”she warned, clearly using the veto.

A new assessment communicated by Hamas in Gaza. Hamas’ health ministry said on Sunday that 28,985 people, most of them civilians, had been killed in the Israeli attack. According to Israel, 130 hostages are still being held in Gaza, 30 of whom have been kidnapped, of whom 250 are believed to have died.