Colombia Expels Israeli Envoy Amid Hamas Conflict Spat

Colombia has demanded that Israel's ambassador leave the country after President Gustavo Petro compared Israeli attacks on Gaza to Nazi persecution. Foreign Minister Alvaro Leyva criticized Israel's response and called for an apology. Israel had previously halted security exports to Colombia in response to Petro's "hostile and anti-Semitic statements." The diplomatic feud escalated as Petro and the Israeli ambassador engaged in an online war of words. Colombia, a long-time ally of Israel and the United States, uses Israeli-made weapons and aircraft in its armed forces.