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Chile, Colombia recall envoys from occupied territories amid Israeli war on Gaza

Wednesday, 01 November 2023 3:00 AM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 01 November 2023 3:01 AM ]

A Palestinian man rushes past rubble carrying a child in his arms, following an Israeli military strike in Gaza City, the Gaza Strip, on October 12, 2023.

Chile and Colombia have recalled their ambassadors from the occupied territories for consultations, citing the Israeli regime's ongoing brutal and hugely-deadly war against the Palestinian territory of the Gaza Strip.

The Latin American nations took the move on Tuesday, the 24th day of the war that has so far claimed more than 8,600 Palestinians.

The most recent of the Israeli attacks targeted the Jabaliya refugee camp in Gaza, killing and injuring at least 400 Palestinians, mostly women and children.

400 killed, injured as Israel bombs Jabaliya refugee camp in Gaza

At least 400 Palestinians have been killed and injured after Israeli airstrikes hit the Jabaliya refugee camp in the Gaza Strip.

Chile called for a ceasefire and the passage of humanitarian aid into the coastal sliver, and said Israel was violating international law.

Besides its relentless bombardments, Tel Aviv has also blocked water, food, and electricity to Gaza, plunging the besieged territory into a humanitarian crisis.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro called the Israeli attacks a "massacre of the Palestinian people" in a post on social media network X.

Earlier in the day, Bolivia severed its diplomatic ties with Israel over the Tel Aviv regime’s crimes against humanity.

Bolivia severs diplomatic ties with Israel over 'crimes against humanity'

Bolivia has severed diplomatic ties with Israel over the Tel Aviv regime’s crimes against humanity in its aggression on the besieged Gaza Strip.

Elsewhere across Latin America, Mexico and Brazil, have also called for a ceasefire.

Speaking on Wednesday, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said what was happening in Gaza at the hands of the Israeli regime "is not a war. It is as genocide..."