Colombian President Gustavo Petro has slammed the continued slaughter in Gaza, calling it “an extermination of a complete nation”
Bogota will lower diplomatic relations with Israel because of its “genocidal” management, Colombian President Gustavo Petro introduced on Wednesday.
In March, following a UN Safety Council decision searching for a right away ceasefire and extra humanitarian support to Gaza, he vowed to sever ties with the Jewish state ought to it fail to satisfy the calls for.
In a Labor Day speech in Bogota, Petro expressed solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza whose “kids have died, dismembered by bombs.”
“Right here, in entrance of you… because the president of the republic, I announce that tomorrow, on Could 2, we are going to break off diplomatic relations with Israel for having a genocidal authorities,” the president mentioned.
“A time of genocide, of an extermination of a complete nation earlier than our eyes, can not return… If Palestine dies, humanity dies,” he added.
Israeli International Minister Israel Katz condemned the transfer, accusing President Petro of abetting Hamas and “siding with essentially the most despicable monsters recognized to mankind.” He branded the South American chief a “hate-filled, anti-Semitic president,” in a submit on X (previously Twitter) on Wednesday.
The Islamist group launched a shock assault on Israel on October 7, wherein greater than 1,100 Israelis had been killed, and at the least 250 taken hostage.
Colombia recalled its ambassador to Israel quickly after the beginning of the Israel Protection Forces (IDF) navy operation in Gaza, which has to date killed some 34,000 Palestinians, in response to native authorities. The IDF blockade of the enclave, huge bombing operation, and ensuing humanitarian disaster, have introduced widespread condemnation.
Brazil, Chile, Bolivia, Honduras, Belize, Chad, Jordan, Bahrain, Türkiye and South Africa have recalled their ambassadors from Israel because of the hostilities in Gaza, with some breaking ties fully.
South Africa, whereas condemning Hamas, has introduced a case in opposition to Israel within the UN-backed Worldwide Courtroom of Justice (ICJ), accusing it of genocidal acts in opposition to the civilians. In its ruling, the court docket demanded that Israel take all attainable measures to stop genocide, punish any IDF members who commit such acts, and sanction officers who publicly name for the genocide of Palestinians. It additionally known as for measures to handle “adversarial circumstances to life within the Gaza Strip.”
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