Israel-Hamas war: Lula calls for the protection of ‘Palestinian and Israeli children’

The Brazilian president also called for ceasefire and humanitarian intervention

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday called on the United Nations and the international community to protect “Palestinian and Israeli children” in the midst of the Israel-Hamas War. He also called for a ceasefire and an “international humanitarian intervention” so that human rights violations can be put to an end.

Lula said that militant Islamist group Hamas should release Israeli children “kidnapped from their families”, while calling on Israel to stop bombings to allow Palestinian children and their mothers to leave the Gaza Strip and cross the border with Egypt.

“An international humanitarian intervention is urgently needed,” Lula wrote on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. “A ceasefire is urgently needed in defense of Israeli and Palestinian children.”

The leftist leader added that Brazil, which currently holds the presidency of the U.N. Security Council, would join efforts to bring the conflict to an immediate and definitive end.

“Brazil, in its provisional presidency of the UN Security Council, will join efforts for an immediate and definitive ending of the conflict. It will continue to work for the promotion of peace and in defense of human rights in the world”, said Lula.

– Reuters

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