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‘s President Gustavo Petro on Saturday said the country, which is reported to be Israel’s biggest supplier of coal, will suspend exports of the fuel source to Israel over its assault on the Gaza Strip.
According to the American Journal of Transportation, Colombia is the biggest supplier of coal to Israel, representing more than half of its imports. Colombia’s private mining association has said such a ban would violate international agreements and put market confidence and foreign investment at risk.
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