Honduras said Friday it was calling back its ambassador to Israel, joining a list of other nations that have scaled back on diplomatic ties following criticism of the country's actions in Gaza.
"Given the grave humanitarian situation that the civil population of the Gaza Strip are enduring, the government of President Xiomara Castro has decided to immediately call the ambassador of the Republic of Honduras in Israel, Roberto Martinez, to go to consultations to Tegucigalpa," the Honduran Minister of Foreign Affairs Eduardo Enrique Reina wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Reina told CNN affiliate Televicentro that Honduras is advocating for a ceasefire in Gaza in order to establish a humanitarian corridor and to start peace talks.
CNN has contacted the Embassy of Israel in Tegucigalpa for comments.
Context: Honduras is not the only country readjusting diplomatic ties with Israel. On Tuesday, Bolivia cut diplomatic relations, citing "crimes against humanity committed against the Palestinian people", while Colombia and Chile recalled their ambassadors to Israel for consultation due to Israel's strikes on Gaza.
A day later, Israel said it regretted the Jordanian government's decision to recall its ambassador.
Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said in a statement the immediate move was "an expression of Jordan’s position rejecting and condemning the Israeli war raging in Gaza."
On Thursday, Bahrain also withdrew its ambassador.