Israeli foreign minister slams Brazil’s Lula in bizarre social media post
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has taken to social media to slam Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who has feuded with Israel over the last week after sharply criticizing the war in Gaza and comparing it to the Holocaust.
“No one will separate our people – not even you @LulaOficial,” Katz said in a social media post with an artificial image depicting Brazilians and Israelis standing side-by-side, with large Brazilian and Israeli flags in the background. “Shabbat shalom!”
However, the image, which appears to be AI-generated, depicts a crowd with distorted and misshapen faces. The Brazilian flag, usually adorned with the motto “order and progress”, appears incoherent. Some of the Israeli flags also appear heavily distorted.
Ninguém vai separar nosso povo – nem mesmo você @LulaOficial.
Shabat Shalom! pic.twitter.com/QlJJqnVVR0
— ישראל כ”ץ Israel Katz (@Israel_katz) February 23, 2024
Israeli forces bomb area near southern Gaza hospital: PRCS
As a result of the attack, the al-Amal Hospital in Khan Younis suffered “significant damage”, the Palestine Red Crescent Society said in a post on X. The hospital has been under siege by Israeli forces for weeks, and the organisation has previously warned that the situation in the hospital is “dire”.
🚨Urgent: Israeli occupation forces have just targeted the vicinity of PRCS Al-Amal Hospital in Khan Yunis, resulting in significant damage to the hospital's facilities.#NotATarget ❌#IHL #AlAmalHospital
— PRCS (@PalestineRCS) February 23, 2024
PRCS carries out another round of evacuations from Nasser Hospital
The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) has said that it carried out a fourth round of evacuations from Nasser Hospital, where conditions are dire amid continuing Israeli attacks and a siege that has deprived the facility of essential supplies.
“For the fourth time, the Palestine Red Crescent ambulance teams carried out an evacuation mission from Nasser Hospital after it went out of service, in coordination with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA),” the group said in a social media post.
“Four ambulance vehicles evacuated 18 wounded individuals, including two newborns who lost their mothers. The cases were transferred to the International Medical Corps and the Indonesian Field hospitals in Rafah Governorate, as well as the European Gaza Hospital in Khan Younis, in addition to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip.”
🚨For the fourth time, the Palestine Red Crescent ambulance teams carried out an evacuation mission from Nasser Hospital after it went out of service, in coordination with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). 🚑Four ambulance vehicles… pic.twitter.com/NiVISeV6y6
— PRCS (@PalestineRCS) February 23, 2024
House in Deir el-Balah targeted without warning
It’s been another bloody night for the majority of areas in the Gaza Strip, specifically in the central region of the coastal enclave, with the Deir el-Balah area being the main focus. A residential building belonging to the Zuaiter family (in Deir el-Balah) was targeted without any prior warning, leading to the destruction of the home and several deaths and injuries. The injured were taken to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital.
At least 24 dead in Israeli strike on home in Deir el-Balah
According to Palestinian news agency Wafa, at least 24 civilians were killed, mostly women and children. Many others were injured, Wafa said, as the house was full of displaced Palestinians who have fled violence in other areas of the Strip.
