Taking the initiative to speak out on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the BRICS countries are increasingly "bold and confident.

At a special summit on the current Israeli-Palestinian conflict on the 21st, BRICS leaders called for an "immediate humanitarian truce" to achieve a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, "the protection of civilians and the provision of humanitarian assistance." Foreign media believe that this call by the BRICS leaders reflects the "global South" countries are becoming increasingly bold and confident on the international stage.

According to the German "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung" website reported on November 21, BRICS leaders called for an "immediate and lasting ceasefire" in Gaza at a special summit. "We stressed the need to protect civilians in accordance with international law and international human rights standards," according to minutes of the meeting released by South Africa's presidential office.

The BRICS representatives also demanded the "immediate and unconditional release of all unlawfully detained civilians" and insisted on "humanitarian access in accordance with international law." The participating States condemned acts of violence against Palestinian and Israeli civilians, including war crimes, indiscriminate attacks and all acts of provocation, incitement and destruction. The same applies to the expulsion of Palestinians from their homeland in all its forms.

This is the first meeting of BRICS leaders since the Johannesburg Summit in August. At the August summit, the BRICS countries decided to expand their membership to play a more important role internationally as the "voice of the Global South."

According to the Qatari Al-Jazeera website reported on November 21, the leaders of major emerging economies on the 21st called on Israel to stop the war against the Gaza Strip, and called on both sides to stop fighting in order to ease the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.

A presidential summary of the summit said: "We condemn any form of individual or mass forced transfers and the expulsion of Palestinians from their land."

The BRICS is made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, all of which are major emerging economies hoping to gain a greater say in a global order long dominated by the United States and its Western Allies. These countries are often seen as leaders in the group of countries known in international policy discourse as the "global South."

The summit's chairman's summary also highlighted the growing call from the "global South" for an end to the war in the Gaza Strip.

Since Israel began pounding the Gaza Strip, millions of people across Africa, Asia and the Middle East have been marching for a "free Palestine" and calling for a ceasefire. Experts in Africa and elsewhere have accused the US, the UK and the EU of hypocrisy for supporting Israel's war in Gaza while presenting themselves as bastions of democracy and human rights.

Experts said Friday's summit was the first of its kind for the BRICS group, which has traditionally focused on economic issues.

Steven Gruzder, an analyst at the South African Institute of International Affairs, told Al Jazeera: "It does reflect the growing assertiveness and assertiveness of the BRICS group, which is not waiting for the West."