Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva claimed that Israel's response to Hamas attacks has been as "grave" as the Palestinian militant group's.
"After the act of terrorism provoked by Hamas, the consequences, the solution of the state of Israel, is as grave as that of Hamas. They are killing innocent people without any criteria," Lula stated during an event in Brasilia.
The Brazilian president slammed Israel for "dropping bombs where there are children, hospitals, on the pretext that a terrorist is there" and stressed that, in conflicts, "you have to save the women and children, then you fight with whomever you want."