Pro-Palestinian protesters staged a rally in the Chilean capital Santiago calling on their government to sever ties with the Israeli regime over the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.

The demonstrators took to the streets in the Providencia district of the capital city on Tuesday, as they waved Palestinian flags and demanded an end to Israel’s brutal aggression against Gaza, Press TV reported. 

The protesters called on President Gabriel Boric to immediately withdraw the country’s ambassador from Israel, and urged the government to close the “criminal” Israeli embassy.

Back in January, Boric said the situation in Gaza is "much worse" than that of the German city of Berlin in 1945, referring to the Fall of Berlin that ended World War II.

The Chilean president's remarks came after in November the country recalled its ambassador from Israel for consultations due to the ongoing genocide in Gaza. 

Accommodating around half a million Palestinians, Chile hosts the largest Palestinian community outside Arab countries.

The Latin American country recognized Palestine as a "free, independent, and sovereign state" in 2011.