Hamas 'values' remarks made by Brazil's Lula comparing war on Gaza to Holocaust

The Hamas movement has said it "values" the Brazilian president’s remarks, calling them an "accurate description" of what Palestinians are enduring with the support of the United States.

"We call on the International Court of Justice to take into consideration the Brazilian president’s statement about what our Palestinian people are going though at the hand of the criminal occupation army," the group said, stressing that Palestinians are being subjected to unprecedented atrocities in modern history.

Lula told reporters in Addis Ababa, where he was attending an African Union summit, that what was happening in the Gaza Strip "isn't a war, it's a genocide".

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