Mauritania Withdraws Its Ambassador to Israel
NOUAKCHOTT — Mauritania, one of only three Arab League countries that enjoys full diplomatic ties with Israel, has withdrawn its ambassador in Israel in protest over the Gaza offensive, a foreign ministry source said Monday.
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"The Islamic republic of Mauritania has decided to recall its ambassador to Israel as of today (Monday)," the source said.
Since Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip started ten days ago Mauritania has seen daily protests mostly from students who demanded that Nouakchott break all diplomatic ties with the country.
On Sunday, police clashes with anti-Israel demonstrators as they tried surround the Israeli embassy in the Mauritanian capital.
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