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Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Recalling ambassador, Chile’s president accuses Israel of ‘unacceptable’ rights violations in Gaza

Chilean President Gabriel Boric celebrates after Chile defeated the US in the bronze medal match for men's beach volleyball, during the Pan American Games Santiago 2023, on October 27, 2023. (Mauro Pimentel/AFP)
Chile announces its recalling its ambassador to Israel for consultations, accusing the Jewish state of “unacceptable” human rights violations in the war against the Gaza-ruling Hamas terror group.
The move is announced on X by the South American country’s leftist President Gabriel Boric, who denounces Israel’s military operations in the Gaza Strip following the Hamas-led massacres on October 7 and says he views them with “great concern.”