Bolivia cut off relations with Israel due to Gaza attacks

Amid the growing humanitarian crisis, Bolivia said on Tuesday that it was cutting diplomatic ties with Israel due to its "disproportionate" attacks in Gaza. Meanwhile, two other Latin American nations called back their ambassadors.

Maria Nela Prada, the Minister of the Presidency, also declared that the country was providing Gaza with humanitarian aid.

At the same press conference, she stated "We demand an end to the attacks" in the Gaza Strip, "which have so far caused thousands of civilian deaths and the forced displacement of Palestinians."

Deputy foreign minister, Freddy Mamani told at a press conference, that Bolivia “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.”

Bolivia's stance was criticised by Israel on Wednesday, calling it "a surrender to terrorism."

Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Lior Haiat said in a statement to AFP - “By taking this step, the Bolivian government is aligning itself with the Hamas terrorist organisation.”

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Israel's attack on the refugee camp claims almost 200 lives

Hamas-run government of the Gaza Strip announced on Thursday that at least 195 Palestinians had died in Israeli strikes on a crowded district outside of Gaza City, in strikes that Israel claimed had killed Hamas commanders. More foreigners are ready to evacuate the region.

Two Hamas militants were killed by Israel's bombings on Tuesday and Wednesday in Jabalia, a section of Gaza designated as a camp for refugees in 1948. Israel claimed that the group possessed command centres and other "terror infrastructure under, around and within civilian buildings, intentionally endangering Gazan civilians".

On the social media platform X, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights stated that the organisation had "serious concerns" that Israel's "disproportionate attacks... could amount to war crimes".

According to the media office managed by Hamas in Gaza, at least 195 Palestinians were killed and 120 were reported missing in the two Israeli attacks on Jabalia, on Thursday. It released a statement stating that at least 777 individuals were injured.

The Gaza border was opened to let some seriously injured and foreign nationals flee the war

After more than three weeks under siege, hundreds of Palestinians holding dual passports and a number of those with critical injuries were permitted to leave Gaza on Wednesday.

With the exception of four captives freed by Hamas and one saved by Israeli troops, the group was the first to leave Gaza, despite the fact that airstrikes had forced hundreds of thousands of civilians from their homes and there was a shortage of food, fuel, and water. Whether more individuals will be permitted to leave Gaza in the upcoming days is still uncertain.