[3] Ecuador condemned the 2014 Gaza War and recalled its ambassador from Israel.

[3] President Rafael Correa cancelled a trip to Israel due to the war.

[5] In December 2015, President Rafael Correa of Ecuador officially recognized Palestine.

[6] It was the fifth country in Latin America to establish diplomatic ties with Palestine.

[12] Ecuador recognized Palestine as a State with the frontier lines of 1967, on December 24, 2010.