The Daily Populous Tuesday June 16th, 2026 evening edition
Authored by ynetnews.com and submitted by GunslingerAhx

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko accused Israel of carrying out a “Holocaust” in Gaza during an interview with Al-Arabiya English, saying Israel had killed “so many people,” including women and children.

“They already have a bad reputation in the world because of the bombing of Gaza,” Lukashenko said. “It is a Holocaust. Why do we speak about the Holocaust suffered by the Israelis? While they themselves have killed so many people, women and above all children have died in the Gaza Strip.”

1 View gallery Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko ( Photo: AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko )

He said Gaza had been “wiped off the face of the earth” and criticized what he described as plans to build a resort on land where people were killed. “Israel has to start thinking about its future because otherwise even nuclear weapons will not help them,” he said.

Lukashenko, who has ruled Belarus since 1994, has long been accused by Western governments and human rights groups of crushing dissent, jailing political opponents and suppressing independent media. His disputed 2020 election victory triggered mass protests that were met with sweeping arrests and a violent crackdown.

He also argued that the United States has the power to force Israel to stop military action, saying Israel is “fully dependent” on Washington. He described the Iran crisis as “a war between Israel and Iran” into which the U.S. had become involved.

DunniBoi on June 16th, 2026 at 13:19 UTC »

This statement is also in line with Russia, so it's expected. Russia is anti-Israel as it's a US ally.

Regardless, this is likely a smokescreen statement he has been asked to put out by Russia, as his latest statement regarding apologising to Zelensky has probably put him in hot water with Putin.

He doesn't give a shit about Palestine. The statement could easily be applied to the Russia-Ukraine situation in the east of the country, which is ironic, only Ukraine has the actual ability to fight back.

Edit: spelling

mytinykitten on June 16th, 2026 at 12:22 UTC »

Was he visited by three ghosts sometime last week? What is happening?

Capital_Resident_872 on June 16th, 2026 at 12:01 UTC »

Thousands of Ukrainian children are kidnapped and forcefully transferred to Russia to be indoctrinated against Ukraine via his country by the way. Rich of him to talk about something like this.