Brazil Expels Israeli Ambassador After Da Silva's Controversial Comments

Israeli reports indicate that Brazil has decided to withdraw its ambassador from Israel and expel the Israeli ambassador following the crisis sparked by Brazilian President Luiz da Silva's remarks that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, along with Israel's announcement that the Brazilian President is unwelcome. A published article in the Brazilian newspaper "Folha de São Paulo" on Monday stated that President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva summoned the country's ambassador to Israel for consultations. Earlier, the Israeli Foreign Minister had summoned the Brazilian ambassador to reprimand him after the Brazilian President compared the war against the Palestinian resistance movement (Hamas) in Gaza to the genocide committed by the Nazis during World War II.