The government of former leftist President Luis Arce became the first in Latin America to sever diplomatic ties with Israel since the outbreak of the war in Gaza. The ministry said in a statement that Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar "will sign in Washington, alongside Bolivian Foreign Minister Fernando Aramayo, an agreement to renew diplomatic relations between the two countries." At the time, Israel strongly criticized Arce's government's decision, while Hamas welcomed it. Bolivia. AFP. Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Tuesday that Israel and Bolivia will sign an agreement to resume diplomatic relations between them, two years after they were cut in protest of the war in Gaza. Last October, Bolivians voted
