Hamas’ terror in Israel was the trigger for the war in Israel. The exodus imposed by Israel in Gaza could be the catalyst for bringing Arab countries into the conflict. And the immediate direct involvement of the United States and Europe, including with aircraft carriers and ships, could be the trigger for the intensification of the dispute between the powers, which has already been very sensitive since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
This is the assessment and fear of Planalto and Itamaraty in the face of the escalation of the war, which is clear on Friday of horror: Israel’s ultimatum for the Palestinians in Gaza, the propaganda war with children, the US Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin announces heavy weapons, air , land and sea weapons, for the already overarmed Israel, the confrontation on the Lebanese border with the deaths of journalists…
Air strike on the Gaza Strip Photo: MOHAMMED ABED/AFP
The Brazilian government’s reservation is that while the US is reaffirming its unconditional support for Israel with photos, statements and weapons, it is also taking diplomatic action against the killing of civilians and children, brokering an emergency solution and seeking conditions to prevent it “Spread” of war in the Middle East.
“The U.S. can walk and chew gum at the same time,” Austin said, citing simultaneous support for Ukraine and Israel. The sentence also applies to political action in the war against Hamas. While Austin fueled the war in Tel Aviv, Secretary of State Antony Blinken left Israel and traveled to Jordan, Qatar and Bahrain to prevent the conflict from spreading to the region.
This Saturday, Blinken, together with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, reiterated the United States’ condemnation of the “heinous terrorist attacks by Hamas” and only expressed his “condolences” to the families of the killed Palestinian civilians, but strengthened the United States in the middle a solution. Brazil even sees the USA as a factor in postponing the land attack on Gaza. The deadline for the evacuation ended at 6 p.m. (Brasília time) on Friday, but nothing happened and it is unknown if and when this will happen.
Amid terrible tension, both sides grotesquely misuse images of children. Israel releases photos of babies believed to have been beheaded by Hamas, which spreads images of terrorists using Israeli babies as human shields in threatened areas.
Brazilians rescued in the Middle East upon their arrival in Brazil on the 11th. Photo: WILTON JUNIOR/ESTADÃO
As the US takes the lead in the new war, Brazil leads a flawless operation to rescue the Brazilians in Israel and a concentrated effort to get the Brazilians out of Gaza, but becomes embroiled in an (almost) impossible mission: the search for a consensus of the United States Security Council. UN on the humanitarian issue. With the USA, France and Great Britain on one side and China and Russia on the other? It seems like a lot of sand for the little Brazil truck.