Brazil’s Lula da Silva: Israel’s behaviour in Gaza has no explanation

Cairo (Quds News Network) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has criticised the ongoing Israeli genocidal aggression on Gaza, saying Israel’s behaviour there has no explanation.

“Israel’s behaviour has no explanation: with the pretext of fighting Hamas, it is killing women and children,” he said after meeting Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi in Cairo, Egypt.

“At a time when we should be talking about increasing food production, we are talking about the insanity of war. War brings no benefit to anyone. The member countries of the UN Security Council should be pacifists but they are the ones who started the latest wars,” he added

Lula said there would not be peace without the establishment of a Palestinian state and called for an immediate ceasefire to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza, stressing the important role Egypt plays in bringing about a ceasefire deal.

Brazil has been an outspoken critic of Israel’s genocide campaign on Gaza and backed South Africa’s efforts to end the aggression through the International Court of Justice (ICJ).