Colombian president allocates seized gold to aid Gaza, calls for international rebuilding force

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has announced an unprecedented initiative to support the reconstruction of Gaza, ordering that gold seized from drug traffickers be used to fund medical care for injured Palestinian children. According to Colombian media, the move comes as part of Colombia’s support for the ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel. In a post on his account on X, Petro said: “I have ordered the National Agency for Asset Management to send gold confiscated from drug networks to finance the treatment of injured children in Gaza.” He added that Colombia will also submit a draft resolution to the United Nations proposing the establishment of an international force to rebuild Gaza and maintain security and stability in the strip after […]