Brazil has withdrawn its ambassador to Israel amid tensions over the Gaza war. Israel's foreign ministry said it has not received an official notice but summoned Brazil's chargé d'affaires for a meeting on Thursday.
Israeli officials criticize Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for likening the Gaza war to the Nazi genocide, accusing him of trivializing the Holocaust and causing offense to the Jewish people.
Amnesty International published a report on Wednesday accusing Israel of committing war crimes and displaying a "callous indifference" in attacks on family homes during the war in the Gaza Strip over the summer.
Militant group carries out shootings near mosque and at police station Hamas-run Al Aqsa TV announced on Friday that as many as 18 people were killed for allegedly passing information to Israel, according to CNN.
A cease-fire has begun in Israel and Gaza, and Israel has withdrawn troops from the Gaza Strip. A new 72-hour cease-fire took effect in Israel and Gaza Tuesday morning, halting the nearly monthlong onslaught of violence.
At the start of a temporary cease-fire, the death toll in the Gaza Strip reached over 900 Palestinians and three dozen Israelis who have been killed after almost three weeks of brutal fighting and bloodshed.
The international community is calling for a cease-fire in the week-old Israeli-Palestinian war, which rages on as each side continues to launch rockets and ammunition.
