Israel and Nicaragua restored diplomatic ties on Wednesday, seven years after Nicaragua severed relations following the Mavi Marmara incident in 2010.

News of the reconciliation followed an announcement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday night that the Jewish state would be reestablishing ties with an unnamed nation within a week, The Jerusalem Post reported.

In a joint statement, Israel and Nicaragua noted that they “shared friendly relations and cooperation across a wide range of fields such as agriculture, health and education, until ties were suspended in 2010.”

“Both governments view very favorably the re-establishment of ties with the aim of advancing joint cooperation for the advancement of both nations and to contribute to the struggle to achieve peace in the world,” according to the statement.

During the 2010 Mavi Marmara incident, a flotilla under the control of the Turkish Humanitarian Relief Foundation — a group designated as a terrorist organization by the Netherlands and Germany — attempted to break Israel’s legal naval blockade of the Gaza Strip. IDF troops faced an “organized and violent” assault from a group of passengers after boarding the ship, according to a United Nations report. Ten crew members were killed in the ensuing fight, and several Israeli soldiers were injured.

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