This Friday, the Colombian Foreign Ministry reported that it delivered the formal note to the Israeli ambassador with the decision to break relations with that Middle Eastern nation, this after Colombian President Gustavo Petro described Israeli war actions in the Strip as “genocide.” from Gaza.
Despite the measure, the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs indicated, through a statement, its “intention to maintain the activity of the respective consular sections in Tel Aviv and Bogotá.”
Rising tension
The breaking of relations with Israel was the outcome after a series of warnings that Petro had made since the beginning of the war between Israel and Hamas, tenseing the situation.
In March, the Colombian president warned of taking measures if Israel did not comply with a resolution of the United Nations Security Council, calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip; Before this, Israel responded that it would not give in to any pressure or threat.
Colombia thus became the third country in Latin America to break relations with Israel after the start of the war. Bolivia decided in October, asserting that Israel was committing “crimes against humanity against the Palestinian people,” while Belize did so in November after questioning Israel for its “incessant indiscriminate bombings in Gaza.”
