Nicaragua has severed diplomatic relations with “Israel” in response to the ongoing military assault on Gaza, denouncing the Israeli government as fascist and genocidal.
In a televised announcement on Friday, Vice President Rosario Murillo, who also serves as First Lady, confirmed that leftist President Daniel Ortega ordered the move in protest against “Israel’s” actions in the Palestinian territories.
“Our president has instructed the republic’s Foreign Ministry to comply with the request of the national parliament and begin to sever diplomatic ties with the Nazi and genocidal government of Israel,” Murillo said on state television.
The decision came after the National Assembly convened a regular session on Friday, during which lawmakers condemned the Israeli government’s military offensive and urged the Nicaraguan government to formally cut ties with the “occupation regime.”
This marks the third time Nicaragua has severed relations with “Israel,” with previous instances occurring in 2010 and 1982 under different administrations.
Nicaragua has also called out the governments of the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, and Canada for their alleged accountability under international law regarding the Israeli aggression against Palestinians, most notably in Gaza.
The Central American country had even filed a case against Germany before the International Court of Justice, requesting that the court impose urgent measures to prevent Berlin from supplying weapons and other forms of support to “Israel.” However, the ICJ said that “the circumstances were not such” to accuse Germany of violating a genocide convention.
The move by Nicaragua comes as the Israeli occupation military continues its offensive across the Gaza Strip, killing more than 42,000 Palestinians and targeting and destroying civilian infrastructure since the war began on October 7, 2023.
Source: Agencies (edited by Al-Manar English Website)
