Paraguay's President Santiago Pena vowed on Thursday to stand with Israel, as he inaugurated the Latin American country's embassy after it moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem for a second time.

Paraguay formally opened its new Jerusalem embassy in Israel on Thursday in a ceremony attended by President Santiago Peña and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, following a back-and-forth struggle over the diplomatic seat that kicked off in 2018.

Paraguay has reopened its embassy in Jerusalem, a move that marks a diplomatic win for Israel as it faces increasing international isolation because of the Gaza war

An Israeli strike killed at least one person Thursday in the Lebanese border town of Khiam, the state news agency said, less than a day after Israeli troops handed the hilltop village back to the Lebanese army in coordination with U.N. peacekeepers,

Visiting Paraguayan President Santiago Peña reopened his country’s embassy in Jerusalem during a ceremony on Thursday afternoon, saying Asunción will continue to stand “with the people of Israel forever.

Peña reopened Paraguay’s embassy to Israel in an official ceremony on Thursday, making it the fifth to be opened in the capital. He said during the ceremony: "Mr. Prime Minister, on behalf of all the Paraguayan people, we were with you, we are with you, and we will stay with the people of Israel forever."

President Isaac Herzog welcomes Paraguayan President Santiago Peña at his official residence in Jerusalem as part of a state visit that will see the inauguration of the South American nation’s new embassy in Jerusalem.