Sudan violence is escalating as the dead toll approaches 9,000.

Brazil, which holds the UN Security Council presidency, announced Saturday that it would call an emergency meeting of the body to address the escalating violence in Israel and the Gaza Strip.

“The Brazilian government condemns the series of bombings and ground attacks carried out today in Israel starting from the Gaza Strip,” Brazil’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Brazil will convene an emergency meeting of the Security Council and “urges all parties to exercise maximum restraint in order to avoid escalating the situation,” it added.

The Palestinian militant group Hamas launched an air, sea and land attack on Israel earlier Saturday. At least 70 people were reported killed in Israel, while Gaza authorities released a death toll of 198.

Brazil “reiterates its commitment to a two-state solution, with Palestine and Israel living together in peace and security, within mutually agreed upon and internationally recognized borders,” the Foreign Ministry said.

Argentina and Chile also condemned the attacks, as have several other countries around the world.

“We follow with great concern the terrorist attack against Israel and we stand in solidarity with the victims and their families,” Chilean Foreign Minister Alberto van Klaveren said on X, formerly known as Twitter. “We condemn the use of violence and demand its immediate cessation.”