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[ad_1] The government of Belize suspended diplomatic ties with Israel on Tuesday, citing what it described in a statement as “unceasing indiscriminate bombing in Gaza” as Israeli forces attack Palestinian enclave. This comes as other countries around the world are cutting off ties with Israel amid its bombardment of Gaza. Argentina, home to Latin America’s largest Jewish community, condemned Israel’s attack on a densely populated refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. “Nothing justifies the violation of international humanitarian law,” the Argentine foreign ministry said in a statement. Bolivia and Brazil also cut diplomatic ties with Israel because of its attacks on the Gaza Strip, while Colombia and Chile recalled their ambassadors. Israel criticized Bolivia, Chile and Colombia after the South American countries undertook a series of diplomatic moves to protest Israel’s military aggression in Gaza. [ad_2] Source link https://worldnews2023.com/world-news/belize-cuts-di

[ad_1] Israel’s United Nations ambassador has called on UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to retract his condemnation of Israeli forces for using excessive force and harming civilians during their devastating raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. According to internaitonal media reports, the UN deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq responded saying that Guterres had conveyed his views on Israel’s operation in the Jenin refugee camp “and he stands by those views”. Guterres, angered by Israeli air attacks on Jenin and the danger posed to the civilian population, issued a statement on Thursday in which he said the assault had left over 100 civilians injured, uprooted thousands of residents, damaged schools and hospitals, and disrupted water and electricity networks. “Israel’s air strikes and ground operations in a crowded refugee camp were the worst violence in the West Bank in many years, with a significant impact on civilians,” Guterres said. The UN chief al