Hamas commends Colombia's ban on coal exports to 'Israel'
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The decree signed by the Colombian president will go into effect five days after the document is published.
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Colombian President Gustavo Petro delivers a speech during the opening of Colombia's regional elections, in Bogota on October 29, 2023. (AFP)
Palestinian Resistance group Hamas praised Colombia for imposing a ban on coal exports to "Israel" amid its genocide on Gaza, urging the international community to sever ties with the regime.
“We call on all countries to sever their relations with this fascist entity and to work by all means to boycott, isolate, impose sanctions on it, and prosecute its leaders as war criminals before international courts,” Hamas said in a statement issued on Monday.
Hamas also hailed Colombian President Gustavo Petro's statement highlighting his country's coal was being used to create bombs and murder Palestinian children.
Petro imposed the coal ban on "Israel" after signing a decree on Sunday, which will go into effect three days after the document was published.
The movement expressed its appreciation for the Latin American country's condemnation of the occupation's 10-month genocide in Gaza and its cutting of diplomatic relations with "Israel" in May.
Palestine's ally
Since the beginning of the Israeli aggression on Gaza, Colombia has proven to be an ally of Palestine.
On May 1, Petro said would sever diplomatic relations with "Israel" for its genocidal actions in Gaza, which have thus far killed over 40,099 and wounded 92,609 others.
Petro previously sharply attacked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and urged that the International Court of Justice hear South Africa's lawsuit against "Israel".
Colombia in April called on countries that are parties to the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide to support South Africa's genocide case against "Israel" at the International Court of Justice.
"We send an open invitation to all the countries-parties to the Convention, of which there are 150. This is a significant number, representing two-thirds of the international community. We call on them to follow our example: to submit their statements and actively participate in the process, supporting South Africa and sending a message to Israel that it cannot continue its current action," he said.
Petro warned in March that if "Israel" doesn't comply with the United Nations Security Council ceasefire resolution in Gaza, the country would break diplomatic ties with Tel Aviv.
In January, Petro also called for awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to the South African legal team in recognition of their lawsuit against "Israel".
Petro previously dubbed "Israel's" crimes in Gaza as "Nazi".
