BOGOTA: Colombia, whose president has termed Israel’s military campaign in Gaza as genocidal, on Wednesday said his country will open an embassy in Ramallah in the Palestinian territories.
Foreign Minister Luis Murillo told journalists that President Gustavo Petro an open critic of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had given instructions to open the embassy of Colombia in Ramallah in the West Bank.
The announcement comes as Ireland, Norway, and Spain have announced they would recognize a Palestinian state, after seven months of devastating war in Gaza.
According to the Gaza health ministry, Israel’s relentless bombardment has killed at least 35,709 people in Gaza, mostly women and children.
Colombia cut ties with Israel as Petro called Netanyahu “genocidal.”
Earlier this month, he urged the International Criminal Court to issue an arrest warrant for the Israeli Prime Minister.
On Monday, the prosecutor of that court said he has sought arrest warrants for Netanyahu, his defense minister, and top Hamas leaders.
