Bogota’s move marked a foreign policy shift under new right-wing President Abelardo de la Espriella, reversing Petro-era policies that strained ties with Israel.

Newly inaugurated President Abelardo de la Espriella announces move days after taking office, capping a rapid restoration of ties with Israel and reversing diplomatic and legal…

Israel's Gideon Sa'ar welcomed the decision to recognize the area Israel captured from Syria in the 1967 in the 1967 Six-Day War and annexed in 1981.