Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva compared the actions of the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip with the crimes of the leader of Nazi Germany Adolf Hitler. On February 18, the Palestinian enclave's Ministry of Health announced that the death toll from Israeli strikes on the Gaza strip had reached 28,985.
On January 26, ICJ President Joan Donoghue said Israel has an obligation to take immediate action to prevent genocide in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. The Brazilian leader made several comments regarding what is happening in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict zone.