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Spain Tightens Restrictions on Israel Amid Rising Tensions
Spain blocks Israeli weapons shipments and goods from settlements while boosting Palestinian aid; Israel bans two Spanish ministers in a rare diplomatic retaliation, officials said.
- On September 8, 2025, Spain announced new measures targeting Israel amid the ongoing Gaza war, including bans on ships carrying weapons to Israeli ports and airspace.
- These actions build on Spain’s earlier decision to officially recognize Palestine earlier this year and reflect Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s strong condemnation of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.
- Spain also imposed an embargo on goods from Israeli settlements, banned entry to ministers involved in Gaza hostilities, and increased aid to Palestinian authorities and UNRWA.
- Sánchez announced that Spain would prohibit entry to anyone he accused of participating in genocide in Gaza, while Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar labeled the Spanish government as antisemitic and accused it of corruption.
- These actions have sharply deteriorated Spain-Israel relations, strained EU unity on Gaza, and underscored diverging international views on the conflict and humanitarian law.
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Spain Tightens Restrictions on Israel Amid Rising Tensions
Spain has announced new measures aimed at increasing pressure on Israel, including a ban on Israel-bound ships and aircraft carrying weapons and a boycott of goods from Israeli settlements. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez hopes these actions will address Palestinian suffering. Israel responded with criticisms and bans on Spanish officials.
Just half an hour after the appearance of Pedro Sánchez in which he announced nine measures against Israel for the "genocide" in Gaza, the Hebrew Foreign Minister, Gideon Saar, has labeled the government "corrupt" and "anti-Semitic" and announced in a statement that prohibits the entry into the country of the second vice president and Minister of Labour, Yolanda Díaz, and the Minister of Childhood, Sira Rego. Through a publication on social netw…
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