Nicaragua breaks off diplomatic relations with Israel

Nicaragua breaks off diplomatic relations with Israel

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Nicaragua has broken its diplomatic relations with Israel, the Central American nation said on Friday, calling the Israeli government “fascist” and “genocidal.”
Nicaragua’s government, in a statement, said the break in relations was due to Israel’s …

Nicaragua has broken its diplomatic relations with Israel, the Central American nation said on Friday, calling the Israeli government “fascist” and “genocidal.”

Nicaragua’s government, in a statement, said the break in relations was due to Israel’s relentless attacks on Palestinian territories.

The war, the Nicaraguan government said, now also “extends against Lebanon and gravely threatens Syria, Yemen and Iran.”

On Friday, the nation’s congress had passed a resolution requesting Nicaragua take action to coincide with the one-year anniversary of the Israeli onslaught on Gaza.

The ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 7, 2023, has so far resulted in 42,150 documented Palestinian fatalities, with an additional 98,117 individuals sustaining injuries, the majority of whom are women and children.