Claims extracted
18
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
6%
1 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Colombia has opened its embassy to Israel in Jerusalem, joining a small group of countries in taking the controversial step of backing Israel’s claim to sovereignty in the contested city.
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Colombia → open → city
Palestinian officials swiftly denounced the inauguration on Wednesday that came as Israel is facing mounting international pressure over the genocidal war on Gaza, where three years of attacks have killed more than 74,000 people.
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years → denounce → people
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The move by the administration of new Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella is a major shift from his left-wing predecessor Gustavo Petro, who in 2024 severed ties with Israel over the war on Gaza.
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who → extradite → Gaza
De la Espriella, who was sworn in in August, has also restored a free trade agreement between Israel and Colombia that Petro terminated.
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Petro → swear → that
Colombian Minister of Foreign Affairs Omar Bula Escobar said on Wednesday that relations between the two countries “should never have been broken” and that Bogota was taking “taking a concrete step towards restoring diplomatic relations”.
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Bogota → say → relations
It always has been, and from now on, it will be an even stronger one,” he said during a ceremony that marked the embassy’s opening.
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that → say → opening
The opening made Colombia the 10th country to establish its embassy in Israel in Jerusalem – most countries keep their formal diplomatic missions in Tel Aviv.
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countries → make → Aviv
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar welcomed the move during the ceremony.
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Saar → welcome → ceremony
It’s also an important date for the city of Jerusalem,” he said while signing the Colombian embassy’s guest book.
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he → ’ → book
Colombian Ambassador Tania Gilinski said Israel had always been a “strategic partner” and that moving forward it “will be so with even greater determination and strength”.
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it → say → determination
The Palestinian Authority condemned Colombia’s embassy move, calling it “a violation of international legitimacy resolutions” that undermines “the international consensus on the legal status of the holy city”.
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that → condemn → city
Jordan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs also criticised the move as a “violation of international law and relevant international resolutions”.
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Ministry → criticise → law
United States President Donald Trump moved the US embassy to Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem during his first term in 2018, angering Palestinians and sparking international condemnation.
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Trump → move → condemnation
Previous US presidents, as well as nearly every other country, refrained from opening embassies in Jerusalem, arguing that the city’s final status should first be resolved in negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians.
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status → refrain → Israelis
The status of Jerusalem remains one of the core unresolved issues of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with Israel claiming the undivided city as its capital while Palestinians view occupied East Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian state.
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Palestinians → remain → state
Israel occupied East Jerusalem and annexed it in 1967, in a move not recognised by the vast majority of the international community.
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Israel → occupy → community
Since Trump relocated the US embassy to Jerusalem, only a handful of small, US-aligned countries have followed suit, namely Fiji, Guatemala, Honduras, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay and Nauru.
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handful → relocate → suit
Kosovo and Somaliland, which are not member-states of the United Nations, have also opened what they consider their embassies in Jerusalem.
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they → open → Jerusalem
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