Despite move, which follows protests by several other Latin American nations, Honduran FM says ties with Israel stable and that diplomats and staff remain at embassy in Jerusalem.
Honduras became the latest Latin American country Friday to recall its ambassador to Israel for consultations on what it described as the “serious humanitarian situation” facing Palestinians in Gaza amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
“In the face of the serious humanitarian situation suffered by the Palestinian civilian population in the Gaza Strip, the government” has called envoy Roberto Martinez to Tegucigalpa “for consultations,” Honduran Foreign Minister Eduardo Enrique Reina said on X, formerly Twitter.
Honduras is the latest leftist-led Latin American government to take diplomatic steps to express its disapproval of Israel’s expanded offensive against Hamas in the wake of the October 7 massacres carried out by the Gaza-ruling terror group.
Bolivia’s government severed diplomatic relations with Israel on Tuesday, accusing it of carrying out “crimes against humanity” in Gaza. Chile and Colombia also recalled their own ambassadors to Israel as they criticized the Israeli offensive against Hamas terrorists.
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