"Spain has announced sweeping measures against Israel, including a total arms embargo, with Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez saying the move is aimed at stopping the genocide in Gaza and supporting the Palestinian population. There is a difference between defending your country and bombing hospitals or starving innocent children, Sanchez, one of the most vocal critics of Israel's military campaign in Gaza, said in a speech posted from his official X account."
"This is an unjustifiable attack on the civilian population. Sixty thousand dead, two million displaced, half of them children. This is not self-defence it is the extermination of a defenceless people. Central to the package, unveiled on Monday, is a royal decree law that will be approved by Spain's cabinet and later ratified by parliament. The measure formalises what has been in effect since October 2023: a ban on the purchase and sale of weapons, ammunition and military equipment to Israel."
Spain announced a package of nine measures to be approved by the cabinet and ratified by parliament to pressure Israel over the Gaza campaign. The measures formalise an arms embargo in place since October 2023, banning sale and purchase of weapons, ammunition and military equipment to Israel. Spain will bar ships carrying fuel for the Israeli army from docking, deny airspace access to aircraft transporting defence material, and ban imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Spain will also bar entry to individuals directly involved in genocide, human rights violations and war crimes, and pledge €10 million in new funding to Palestinian aid.
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