RAMALLAH, August 12, 2025 (WAFA) - Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva renewed his country's strong condemnation of the Israeli military attacks in the Gaza Strip as genocide.
The Brazilian President also condemned the appalling humanitarian situation imposed on the Gaza Strip, which has resulted in the killing of thousands of innocent people, including an unacceptable number of women and children, the almost complete destruction of infrastructure, along with widespread famine, and recently, the killing of hundreds at food distribution centers.
This was stated in a letter from the Brazilian president to President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas, in which he expressed his appreciation for President Abbas’s letter sent to him last month.
The Brazilian president noted that he had focused on the suffering of the Palestinian people, particularly in the Gaza Strip, as a result of Israeli military actions during a high-level meeting with the leaders of Chile, Colombia, Spain and Uruguay, entitled “Democracy Forever,” held in the capital Santiago, which addressed the difficult ordeal and grave suffering of the Palestinian people.
He said that Brazil, in close cooperation with international partners, is making concerted efforts to enhance the necessary political mobilization to reach a comprehensive ceasefire, leading to the end of these atrocities, the complete withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces from the Gaza Strip, the release of the hostages, and the entry of humanitarian aid into the Strip.
The Brazilian president stressed that peace in the Middle East depends on the effective implementation of the two-state solution, in line with international law, leading to the establishment of a viable independent Palestinian state living side by side with Israel in security and peace, within borders that include the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
He stressed that the ability of the Palestinian government to provide public services to its people, requires lifting Israel’s financial blockade on Palestinian tax revenues, which constitutes a violation of international law, in particular the Paris Protocol on Economic Relation of 1944.
He reiterated Brazil's unwavering support for the Palestinian cause, and affirmed Brazil's firm commitment to the realization of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, foremost of which is their right to self-determination.
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