Bolivia severed all diplomatic ties with Israel on Tuesday in response to its bloody crimes against humanity in the Gaza strip.
The country “has decided to cut diplomatic relations with the State of Israel, in repudiation and condemnation of the aggressive and disproportionate Israeli military offensive being carried out in the Gaza Strip,” deputy foreign minister Freddy Mamani said in a press conference.
Bolivia is also sending humanitarian aid to Gaza, according to the Minister in the Presidency Maria Nela Prada.
“We demand an end to the attacks, which have so far caused thousands of civilian deaths and the forced displacement of Palestinians,” she added.
The is the first in Latin America to cut ties with Israel since the attack in Gaza began on the seventh of October.
Bolivia restored ties with Israel in 2019, a decade after they were cut off over previous attacks on the Gaza Strip.
A number of leaders in the region have spoken out against the vicious Israeli attack on Gaza.
The Palestinian health ministry said that more than 8,500 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, including 3,457 children.
More than 1,000 are lost under the rubbles and more than 23,000 are wounded.
Colombia called for Israel’s ambassador to leave the country earlier in October over the disrespectful comments made by the ambassador.
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has called for an immediate ceasefire.
