A year and a half into the arrival of Gustavo Petro to the presidency, Colombia is traveling a path that is both novel and complex.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro threatens to break off diplomatic ties with Israel and has called onto other nations to do so if it doesn’t comply with a United Nations security council resolution that calls for an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip.

Colombia suspends all purchases of weapons from Israel after Israeli forces shelled a crowd of Palestinians awaiting humanitarian aid south of Gaza City, leaving at least 112 dead and 760 injured.

Colombia says it will bring war crime charges against the Israeli prime minister over the regime’s ongoing bloodshed in Gaza.

While the Western states continue to turn a blind eye to the Israeli regime’s genocidal campaign in the besieged Gaza Strip, some world leaders have unequivocally condemned it.

Israel’s Gali Dagan has censured Colombia’s President Petro for supporting Palestine.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro slams Israel for committing genocide in the besieged Gaza Strip, threatening to cut ties with Tel Aviv.