Spain has called on the European Union to impose an arms embargo on Israel and take immediate action to stop the regime's aggression against Gaza. The country’s foreign minister warned that silence in the face of Israel’s continued killing of innocent Palestinian civilians amounts to complicity in the war.
Jose Manuel Albares also called for the immediate suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement, and further measures, including individual sanctions targeting Israeli politicians. He was addressing a high-level ministerial meeting in Madrid attended by foreign ministers from key European and Arab nations, including the Palestinian Prime Minister. Albares Albares condemned the war in Gaza as unjustifiable, describing Israel’s actions as effectively turning the territory into a vast graveyard. He reaffirmed Spain’s commitment to ending the war and urged all UN member states to speak out against Israel’s blockade of Gaza, which is preventing humanitarian aid from reaching its people.