On Sunday, da Silva accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza and compared Tel Aviv’s war on the Palestinian enclave to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler’s actions against the Jews. “What’s happening in the Gaza Strip isn’t a war, it’s a genocide,” da Silva told reporters in Addis Ababa, where he attended an African Union summit. “It’s not a war of soldiers against soldiers. “What’s happening in the Gaza Strip with the Palestinian people hasn’t happened at any other moment in history. Israel has launched a deadly offensive on the Gaza Strip following a Hamas attack on Oct. 7.

Source: GNN Liberia February 19, 2024 21:57 UTC