Bolivia breaks diplomatic relations with Israel

The Bolivian Foreign Ministry announced the severance of diplomatic relations with Israel. transmits Reuters.

According to the country’s authorities, Israel continues to “commit crimes against humanity” by striking the Gaza Strip. As the agency recalls, in 2009, Bolivia already broke off relations with the Jewish state in protest against the attack on Gaza; they were restored only in 2020.

Earlier, ex-President of Bolivia Evo Morales accused Tel Aviv of “continuing genocide in Palestine” and called on the government of the republic to sever relations with Israel.

The Palestinian group Hamas attacked southern Israel on October 7. The Israeli military responded by launching Operation Iron Swords. According to the latest data, more than 9,000 people have died as a result of the escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Gaza reported 8,005 dead in the Israeli strikes, and about 1,400 people were killed in Israel after the group’s attack. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on October 31 the start of the third stage of the military operation against Hamas.

Earlier, State Duma deputies adopted an appeal to the UN due to the death of children in the Middle East, calling on the world organization and the parliaments of other countries to support the demand “to immediately, without preconditions, stop hostilities and stop the indiscriminate use of lethal weapons leading to the death of civilians.”