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  • October 31, 2023
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The Bolivian government has decided to sever diplomatic relations with Israel. In an official statement, he said the decision “is a rejection and condemnation of the aggressive and

The Bolivian government has decided to sever diplomatic relations with Israel.

In an official statement, he said the decision “is a rejection and condemnation of the aggressive and disproportionate Israeli military offensive being carried out in the Gaza Strip and threatening international peace and security.”

This morning it was reported that President Luis Arce met with the Palestinian Ambassador to Bolivia, Mahmoud Elalwani, to whom he expressed solidarity with “the suffering of the Palestinian people, especially girls and boys, who have the right to live in peace, rejecting the war crimes committed in the Gaza Strip.”

In an official statement, Bolivia demanded an end to attacks in the Gaza Strip, as well as an end to the blockade preventing the passage of food, water and other vital supplies.

The Government of Bolivia reiterates that this behavior violates international law and international humanitarian law in the treatment of civilians in armed conflicts,” said Minister Prada.

“We demand an end to the attacks in the Gaza Strip, which have so far resulted in the deaths of thousands of civilians and the forced displacement of Palestinians; and ending the blockade that prevents the passage of food, water and other vital elements, violating international law and international humanitarian law in the treatment of civilians in armed conflicts.”

Right side of history

Bolivia told the United Nations on Tuesday that by severing diplomatic ties with Israel, “it is on the right side of history, on the side of the rights of the Palestinian people,” according to a speech by its ambassador to the UN General Assembly. country, Diego Paris Rodriguez.

Foreign Minister Freddy Mamani said his intervention came minutes after La Paz unexpectedly announced a severance of diplomatic relations “as a sign of rejection and condemnation of Israel’s aggressive and disproportionate military offensive in the Gaza Strip.”

The ambassador later described Israel in the General Assembly as “a state that has no respect for life, people, international law and international humanitarian law.”

In 2009, the Bolivian government of then-President Evo Morales (2006-2019) severed diplomatic relations with Israel in response to the then attacks on the Gaza Strip, but in February 2020 the transitional government of Jeanine Áñez (2019-2020) took over. agreed to restore and strengthen diplomatic relations between both countries.

In recent days, Morales has pressed the administration of President Luis Arce for Bolivia to sever diplomatic ties with Israel.

Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip has so far killed more than 8,306 people, half of them children, and injured more than 21,048 since the war began on October 7.

According to EFE.

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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