Clear message to Tel Aviv
Honduras protests against Israel by withdrawing its ambassador
November 4, 2023, 11:04 a.m
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Honduras is now the fourth Latin American country to withdraw its ambassador, Roberto Martínez, from Tel Aviv. The government points to the catastrophic humanitarian situation of the Palestinian population in the Gaza Strip.
Against the backdrop of the war between Israel and Hamas, another Latin American country, Honduras, has recalled its ambassador to Israel. In view of the “grave humanitarian situation” of the Palestinian civilian population in the Gaza Strip, the Honduran government has summoned Ambassador Roberto Martínez from Israel for “consultations,” Foreign Minister Enrique Reina said on the online network X (formerly Twitter).
In the past few days, Chile and Colombia had already withdrawn their ambassadors to protest against Israel’s military response to the attack by the radical Islamic Palestinian organization Hamas. Bolivia even severed its diplomatic relations with Israel on Tuesday.
According to Israeli sources, Hamas, which rules in the Gaza Strip, killed at least 1,400 people and kidnapped at least 240 people into the Gaza Strip in an unprecedented major attack on Israel on October 7th. In response to the Hamas attack, Israel has put the Gaza Strip under constant fire. According to Hamas figures that cannot be independently verified, more than 9,200 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli bombings since October 7th.