1 of 1 President Lula during a speech at the 8th Celac Summit Photo: Reproduction/Canal Gov President Lula during a speech at the 8th Celac Summit Photo: Reproduction/Canal Gov
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) proposed this Friday (1st) a motion for the “end of the genocide” in the Gaza Strip.
The PT member made the suggestion during a speech at the 8th Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac). The meeting will take place in Kingstown on St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Lula declared that Israel was inflicting “collective punishment” on the Palestinian people and that CELAC countries must say “enough” to what he described as “carnage.”
“People are dying in line to get food. The indifference of the international community is shocking. I would like to take advantage of the presence of our dear UN SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres to propose a CELAC motion for an immediate end to this genocide,” he explained.
“Our dignity and humanity are at stake. Therefore, it is necessary to stop the carnage in the name of the survival of humanity, which requires a lot of humanism,” he added.
Lula then suggested that the UN SecretaryGeneral invoke Article 99 of the UN Charter, which states: “The SecretaryGeneral may bring to the attention of the Security Council any matter which, in his opinion, may endanger the maintenance of international peace.” and international security”.
The Brazilian president called on the next country to take over the presidency of the UN Security Council, Japan, to look into the matter.
The PT member also called on the permanent members of the Security Council to put aside their differences and work together to end the war in Gaza.
The application is aimed at the permanent members, as only they have the right of veto and can block decisions of the entire organization.
“I would like to ask the five permanent members of the UN Security Council to put aside their differences and put an end to this killing,” he said.
The United Nations says it is “shocked” by Israel’s attack on those seeking help in Gaza
Earlier Friday, Itamaraty released a statement strongly criticizing the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip and the shooting attack that killed more than 100 Palestinians during the distribution of food and essentials.
“This is an intolerable situation,” the statement said.
“The Netanyahu government, through its actions and statements, shows once again that military actions in Gaza have no ethical or legal limits. And it is up to the international community to put an end to this and only then to prevent new atrocities.” “Day of hesitation, more innocent people will die,” says the Brazilian government.
In the hours after the deaths of Palestinians in Gaza, anonymous reports to several media outlets suggested that Israeli troops opened fire on the victims as they tried to reach trucks carrying humanitarian aid.
Israeli forces initially denied firing and attributed the deaths to trampling and fighting.
Spokesman Daniel Hagari said afterwards that tanks escorting them had fired “warning shots,” but continued to deny that the soldiers had fired on the crowd.