MANAGUA: Nicaragua is breaking off diplomatic ties with Israel, the Central American country said on Friday, calling the Israeli government “fascist and genocidal.”
In a statement, Nicaragua’s government said that the break in relations was due to Israel’s assaults on Palestinian territories. The country’s congress had, earlier in the day, approved a resolution requesting Nicaragua take action to coincide with the one-year anniversary of the war in Gaza.
The war, the Nicaraguan government stated, now also “extends against Lebanon and gravely threatens Yemen, Syria, and Iran.”
The Middle East region is on high alert for further regional escalation following Iran launched a barrage of missiles at Israel on October 1. Tehran backs Lebanon-based group Hezbollah, which Israel has targeted in a series of recent deadly strikes.
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