Israel’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Israel Katz, in response to Colombia’s decision called President Gustavo Petro a person who was “anti-Semitic and full of hatred”. Katz also said that Petro’s establishment was tantamount to giving a “gift” to Hamas.
Meanwhile, the State Department said Russia not only used the chemical agent chloropicrin, but also used “riot control agents (tear gas) as a method of warfare in Ukraine, which also violates the CWC (Chemical Weapons Convention)”.