Chile’s President José Antonio Kast told President Isaac Herzog during their meeting in Costa Rica that he intends to return his country’s ambassador to Israel in a few weeks, The Times of Israel learned Friday.

Chile recalled its ambassador less than a month after the October 7, 2023, Hamas invasion of Israel under Kast’s leftist predecessor, Gabriel Boric, accusing the Jewish state of “unacceptable” human rights violations in the war against the terror group.

During his meeting with Herzog, Kast also said that Chile wants to increase cooperation with Israel across all sectors, including agriculture, health, AI, technology and security.

He stressed to Herzog that Chilean media criticized him for the meeting, to which Herzog responded that there are many issues of bilateral interest.

“We discussed the important opportunities to restore Israel-Chile relations to their previous heights to the benefit of both our nations,” Herzog wrote on X.

The move marked a shift in Chilean policy, which has been marked by anti-Israel sentiment since Hamas’s........

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