LA PAZ: Bolivia’s government announced it had broken diplomatic relations with Israel on Tuesday, adding Israel is committing crimes against humanity in its airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, Western media reported.
Bolivia “has taken a decision to break diplomatic ties with the Israel in repudiation and condemnation of the aggressive Israeli military attack taking place in Gaza,” Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Freddy Mamani announced at a news conference.
Bolivia Cuts Diplomatic Relations with Israel, Quoting ‘Crimes Against Humanity’
Mamani said that Bolivia was calling for a truce and an end to “the blockade that stops the entry of water, food, and other essential elements for life.”
Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Maria Nela Prada stated the news conference had been called “in reference to the serious crimes against humanity being carried out in Gaza against Palestinians.”
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Bolivia is among the first nations to actively break diplomatic ties with Israel over its barbaric attack in the Gaza Strip. Earlier the country had cut diplomatic ties with Israel in 2009 in protest of Israel’s attack in Gaza.
Tuesday’s announcement came hours following Morales on social media pressured incumbent President Luis Arce to denounce Israel and declare it a terrorist country. Earlier, on Monday, Arce also met with the Palestinian envoy to Bolivia.
Gaza health officials say that more than 8,525 people, including 3,542 children, have been martyred in Israeli barbaric attacks since October. 7. Similarly, UN said that over 1.4 million of Gaza’s civilian population of 2.3 million have been made homeless after the Israeli barbarism.
