Venezuela dismisses Israeli charges it is Iran base

The foreign ministry in Caracas condemned what it called ""aggression against its people"" after comments by Danny Ayalon, the Israeli deputy foreign minister, about Tehran's influence in the region.

Ayalon described Venezuela as Iran's leading ally in South America, according to a report posted on telegraph.co.uk.

The remarks were a ""sign of the vile, meddling and aggressive attitude"" of Israel, the Venezuelan statement said.

Venezuela broke off diplomatic ties with Israel in January as Tel Aviv launched a savage assault on the Gaza Strip. The Geneva-based UN Human Right Council has said Israel’s war on Gaza constituted examples of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

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