BRICS leaders condemned US and Israeli attacks on Iran and called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to withdraw troops from the Gaza Strip, urging “just and lasting” solutions to conflicts across the Middle East.

On Gaza, however, members demand end to 'the cycle of violence' in the Middle East, and call for 'full withdrawal of Israeli forces'. Brics leaders meeting in Rio de Janeiro condemned recent bombing campaigns against Iran in their final summit statement,

By Lisandra Paraguassu and Manuela Andreoni RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Leaders of the BRICS group of developing nations on Sunday condemned attacks on Gaza and Iran, called for reforms of global institutions and presented the bloc as a haven for multilateral diplomacy amid violent conflicts and trade wars.