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Colombia’s Petro accuses Israel of ‘genocide’ over deadly aid incident: ‘Reminiscent of Holocaust’
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Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro announces his government is suspending purchases of weapons from Israel, describing the deaths of Palestinians swarming an aid convoy as “genocide” and blaming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the violence.
Petro’s statement came months after Israel suspended security exports to Colombia in a diplomatic spat over online messages by Colombia’s president comparing Israel’s military response to the Hamas-led October 7 atrocities to the actions of Nazi Germany.
“Asking for food, more than 100 Palestinians were killed by Netanyahu,” Petro says in a post on X, formerly Twitter. “This is called genocide and is reminiscent of the Holocaust even if the world powers do not like to recognize it. The world must block Netanyahu. Colombia suspends all purchases of weapons from Israel.”
The Times of Israel Community.