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    Colombia will break relations with Israel over its actions in Gaza, Petro says

    President Gustavo Petro announced his country will break diplomatic ties with Israel Thursday over its actions in Gaza. "If Palestine dies, humanity dies, and we are not going to let it die," he said.
    by Alex Leff May 01, 2024 1 minute
    Colombian President Gustavo Petro (center right) attends an International Workers' Day rally in Bogotá, Colombia, on Wednesday.

    Colombia is set to break diplomatic relations with Israel over its actions in Gaza.

    Speaking to a crowd in the capital Bogotá on that the country "will break diplomatic relations with the state of Israel" on Thursday, calling its government "genocidal."

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