Bolivia severs relations with Israel over Gaza

LA PAZ, Bolivia (CNN) - Bolivia broke diplomatic relations with Israel
Wednesday over the Israeli incursion into Gaza, President Evo Morales
announced.

Morales also said his government will ask that Israeli President Shimon
Peres be declared a war criminal.

There was no immediate reaction from the Israeli government.

Bolivia is the second Latin American government to take action against
Israel for the military action that started December 27. Nearly 1,000
Palestinians have been killed and several thousand wounded.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez expelled the Israeli ambassador from
Caracas on January 6.
–   Gloria Carrasco contributed to this report for CNN.