Nicaragua is breaking off diplomatic relations with Israel, the Central American nation said on Friday, calling the Israeli government "fascist" and "genocidal."
Nicaragua's government, in a statement, said the break in relations was due to Israel's attacks on Palestinian territories.
The nation's congress had, earlier in the day, passed a resolution requesting Nicaragua take action to coincide with the one-year anniversary of the Gaza war.
The conflict, the Nicaraguan government said, now also "extends against Lebanon and gravely threatens Syria, Yemen and Iran."
The Middle East is on high alert for further regional escalation after Iran launched a barrage of missiles at Israel on October 1.
Iran is also an ally of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's administration. Nicaragua has become increasingly isolated in recent years after Ortega cracked down on anti-government protests in 2018, which rights groups say left around 300 dead.
The United Nations Security Council is discussing a British-drafted resolution that demands Sudan's warring parties cease hostilities and calls on them to allow safe, rapid and unhindered deliveries of aid across front lines and borders.
An Israeli airstrike killed seven people late Monday at a café near the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, Palestinian medics said, bringing the death toll from Israeli strikes since Sunday night to at least 37.
Dutch police on Monday said they had arrested five more people for their suspected involvement in attacks on Israeli football supporters late last week, which were sparked after they chanted anti-Arab slogans and caused public disturbances.
Donald Trump selected US Senator Marco Rubio to be his secretary of state, the New York Times reported on Monday, putting the Florida-born politician on track to be the first Latino to serve as America's top diplomat once the Republican president-elect takes office in January.
Leaders of Arab and Islamic countries gathered in Riyadh on Monday for a high-stakes summit, where they issued a united call for Israel to withdraw from all occupied Arab territories to the pre-1967 borders.
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