In a statement released on Tuesday afternoon, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE) stated that Israel Katz Minister of Defense, again gave “offenses, untruths and rudeness” against Brazil and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT). According to Itamaraty, Katz needs to ensure the end of Palestinian genocide in the Gaza Strip.
“As Minister of Defense, Mr. Katz cannot exempt himself from his responsibility, and it is necessary to assure him that his country not only prevents, but also prevent genocide against Palestinians,” Itamaraty said in a statement.
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On Tuesday, Katz stated by X that Lula is an anti-Semitic “supporter of Hamas” and associated him with Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The relationship between the countries was even more aggravated after Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announce that it will “lower” diplomatic relations with Brazil after Itamaraty ignored the indication of a new ambassador.
“Now he has revealed his true face as a declared anti -Semitic and supporter of Hamas by removing Brazil from IHRA – the international organism created to combat anti -Semitism and hatred against Israel – placing the country with regimes such as Iran, which openly denies the Holocaust and threatens to destroy the state of Israel. From the evil of radical Islam, even without the help of Lula and his allies, ”Katz said in a Portuguese publication on his official X -account.
In the note published on Tuesday, Itamaraty states that Israel needs to take responsibility and “investigate the truth” about an attack on a Gaza hospital on Monday, 25. According to MRE, at least 20 people died after the building was hit by two missiles in sequence. Among the victims are journalists and patients.
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“Israeli military operations in Gaza have already resulted in the deaths of 62,744 Palestinians, of which one third are women and children, and in a policy of hunger as a weapon of war imposed on the Palestinian population,” said Itamaraty.
The MRE recalled that Israel is being investigated by the International Court of Justice in The Hague. Itamaraty pointed out that the investigation is by plausible violation of the Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide Crime.
