Brazil’s president accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, doubling down after earlier uproar

By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY
Associated Press

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Brazil’s president has alleged that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians. He is doubling down on the strong rhetoric after stirring controversy a week ago by comparing Israel’s military offensive in Gaza to the Nazi Holocaust. Israel has vehemently pushed back against genocide claims, saying its war is targeting the militant group Hamas, not the Palestinian people. An Israeli official says a delegation returned from a meeting in Paris with negotiators from the United States, Egypt and Qatar to try to reach a deal on pausing the fighting.