In a press release, Hamas thought-about Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s place “a victory for the sacrifices and explanation for our folks.”
The group referred to as on international locations in Latin America and elsewhere to undertake an identical perspective towards Israel, saying it “ignores all worldwide legal guidelines and norms,” Anadolu stated.
Mr Petro informed supporters on Wednesday that diplomatic relations with Israel could be severed the subsequent day.
Israel has been waging a warfare within the Gaza Strip for greater than six months, leading to widespread dying and destruction within the coastal enclave.
Since then, practically 34,600 Palestinians have been killed and greater than 77,000 injured. The majority of the lifeless have been ladies and kids. Israel has additionally imposed a crippling blockade on the Gaza Strip, pushing its residents, particularly these in northern Gaza, to the brink of hunger.
Israel has additionally been accused of genocide by the International Court of Justice. A preliminary ruling in January stated it was “believable” that Israel’s actions amounted to genocide, and required Tel Aviv to make sure that Israeli forces didn’t commit such acts and to make sure that Israeli forces didn’t commit such acts in opposition to civilians within the Gaza Strip. He ordered that measures be taken to make sure that humanitarian help is supplied.
Colombia requested to be joined within the case, together with South Africa, which introduced the case to the United Nations Supreme Court in response to the Israeli warfare. Petro had beforehand suspended arms gross sales to Israel.
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