Bloc takes firm positions at summit on key global conflicts while avoiding criticism of Russia for the Ukraine war.

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,