VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT CALLS OUT UN OVER ISRAELI ATROCITIES

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro lashed out at the international community for failing to stop Israel's military onslaught against the Palestinian people in Gaza and the Lebanese people.

In a passionate address during the recent BRICS+ summit held in the Russian city of Kazan, the Venezuelan leader questioned the purpose of international organisations, such as the United Nations (UN) and its International Court of Justice (ICJ), if they are unable to stop Israel from k*lling innocent civilians.

He added that every time Israel carries out a massacre, the reputation and integrity of the UN erode in the eyes of the world.

Maduro concluded his address by saying the time has come for a new and more balanced global political system to replace the current one he described as 'dying.'

His comments come as Israel has k*lled nearly 43,000 Palestinians in Gaza since October 2023, with the University of Edinburgh's global health chair estimating the death toll as high as 335,000 in September. The majority of victims have been women and children, despite Tel Aviv's claims that it is only targeting Hamas fighters.

In September, British non-governmental organisation Oxfam reported that the Israeli military had killed more children and women in one year than any other conflict over the last 20 years has killed within the same time span.