Hebrew Channel 13: Brazil expels the Israeli ambassador due to the war on Gaza

Hebrew Channel 13 reported that Brazil issued a decision to expel its Israeli ambassador due to the war on Gaza.

In turn, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said, "We will not bow our heads, and (Brazilian President) da Silva will remain persona non grata until we apologize for his incitement."

The Israeli Foreign Minister summoned the Brazilian ambassador to Tel Aviv to “reprimand” him, following Lula’s statements in which he compared Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip to the “Holocaust” and Israel to Hitler.

Yesterday, Sunday,  the Brazilian President accused Israel of committing “genocide” against Palestinian civilians in Gaza , likening what Israel is doing to the Holocaust during World War II.

During his visit to Egypt earlier, Lula da Silva had confirmed that  Israel was killing in Gaza in an unprecedented manner,  stressing that there is no peace without the establishment of a Palestinian state.

For its part,  the Islamic Resistance Movement "Hamas"  yesterday, Sunday, expressed its gratitude for the statements of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in which he described what the Gaza Strip was being exposed to as a Nazi "Holocaust."

Against this backdrop, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz declared Brazilian President Lula da Silva persona non grata. He also summoned the Brazilian Ambassador to Israel, Federico Mayer,  and reprimanded him regarding Lula da Silva's statements.

Celso Amorim, advisor to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lollo da Silva, said on Monday that  Israel's decision to declare the Brazilian president persona non grata is  ridiculous.

Brazil: Israel's declaration of President Lula da Silva as persona non grata is absurd

Celso Amorim, advisor to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lulu da Silva, said on Monday that Israel's decision to declare the Brazilian president persona non grata is ridiculous.

Hamas appreciates the Brazilian President's position in describing the war in Gaza as a Nazi "Holocaust."

The G1 news website quoted the advisor as saying: “This is ridiculous. It (a decision) only strengthens Israel’s isolation. At the moment the undesirable (personality) is Israel.”

The Israeli i24 TV channel reported that Foreign Minister Israel Katz declared Brazilian President Lula da Silva persona non grata because of his likening of the war in the Gaza Strip to the Nazi Holocaust . Katz also summoned the Brazilian Ambassador to Israel, Frederico Mayer, and reprimanded him regarding Lula da Silva's statements.

During his visit to Egypt earlier, Lula da Silva had confirmed that  Israel was killing in Gaza in an unprecedented manner,  stressing that there is no peace without the establishment of a Palestinian state.

For its part, the Islamic Resistance Movement "Hamas" yesterday, Sunday, expressed its gratitude for the statements of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in which he described what the Gaza Strip was being exposed to as a Nazi "Holocaust."

Since October 7, 2023, Israel, which is on trial before International Justice on charges of committing genocide against the Palestinians, has been waging a devastating war on Gaza that, as of Sunday, has left 28,985 dead and 68,883 injured, most of them children and women, in addition to thousands missing under the rubble, according to the report. Palestinian authorities.