BRASÍLIA, Nov 14, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - Brazil's president on Monday accused Israel of "killing innocent people without any criteria" in the Gaza Strip, deeming its actions there "as grave" as the October 7 attacks by Palestinian militant group Hamas. "After the act of terrorism provoked by Hamas, the consequences, the solution of the state of Israel, is as grave as that of Hamas. Representatives of Brazil's Jewish community denounced these remarks as "erroneous", "unfair" and "dangerous", adding that they "put Israel and Hamas on the same level". They defended the "visible and proven" efforts of the Israeli authorities "to save Palestinian civilians". On October 7, Hamas fighters attacked Israel, killing around 1,200 people, most of them civilians, according to the authorities.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha November 14, 2023 03:09 UTC