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Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro signed a decree banning coal exports to Israel in a bid to pressure the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the conflict in Gaza.
The decree, published on the presidential website, is dated Aug. 14, Bloomberg reported.
The Andean nation is the biggest supplier of the fossil fuel to Israeli regime. The Colombian Miners Association has warned that given the free trade agreement between the two sides, Colombia can’t stop coal exports to Israel and companies that produce the mineral may consider taking action.
Last June, the Colombian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism called for restrictions on coal sales to Israel.
Last May, the Colombian President announced the severing of diplomatic relations between his country and Israel, describing Netanyahu’s government as genocidal.
MNA