Brazil calls for complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza
The Brazilian foreign minister also has denounced Israel’s blockade on humanitarian aid to Palestinians in the enclave as “unacceptable”.
“It is necessary to ensure the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, the release of all the captives and prisoners, and the entry of humanitarian aid,” Mauro Vieira said during a meeting of BRICS foreign ministers in Rio de Janeiro.
Brazil holds the rotating presidency of the economic bloc for 2025.
‘Food and medicine have become weapons’: Qatar’s PM
Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani says the situation in Gaza is “a stain on the conscience of the entire world”.
Speaking at the Global Security Forum in Doha, Mohammed said “the death of children from hunger and cold is exploited as a tool to achieve narrow political objectives”.
Meanwhile, “an entire population is besieged and denied the most basic rights to receive aid, without any accountability”.
He added that Qatar would continue – in coordination with Egypt, the US and other regional partners – to try to reach a ceasefire in Gaza and ensure humanitarian aid reaches Palestinians.
HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs @MBA_AlThani_ at the Opening Speech of the Seventh Edition of the Global Security Forum :
What has been happening in the Gaza Strip for more than a year and a half offers painful lessons about this dynamic. Amid unprecedented… pic.twitter.com/lWZVLcVHQQ
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Qatar (@MofaQatar_EN) April 28, 2025
