BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s International Ministry stated on Saturday it will convene an emergency assembly of the United Nations Safety Council following the most important assault on Israel in years.
Brazil, which assumed the rotating presidency of the UN Safety Council this month, condemned the assaults in a public assertion and expressed solidarity with the individuals of Israel. It additionally reaffirmed a dedication to a “two-state answer,” with Palestine and Israel coexisting inside mutually agreed and internationally acknowledged borders.
The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched the biggest assault on Israel in years on Saturday, killing at the least 40 individuals and injuring tons of. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to retaliate, declaring his nation was at struggle.
“The Brazilian authorities reiterates that there isn’t any justification for resorting to violence, particularly towards civilians, and urges all events to train most restraint to stop an escalation of the scenario,” the International Ministry stated. It added that “the mere administration of the battle just isn’t a viable different for addressing the Israeli-Palestinian subject, and the resumption of peace negotiations is pressing.”
(Reporting by Marcela Ayres; Enhancing by Brad Haynes)