Spain-Israel rift widens as Madrid bars far-right ministers, recalls ambassador
Tensions between Spain and Israel deepened further on Tuesday, with Madrid announcing a bar on two far-right Israeli ministers from entering Spanish territory, just a...
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Spain imposes permanent weapons ban on Israel, among 8 other measures ‘to stop genocide’ in Gaza
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced on Monday that Spain will impose a permanent embargo on arms and ammunition sales to Israel, presenting the move...
11th stage of Spain’s ‘La Vuelta’ cut short due to pro-Palestinian protesters
The 11th stage of Spain’s La Vuelta cycling race ended abruptly on Wednesday without an official winner, after pro-Palestinian demonstrators disrupted the finish in Bilbao...
Fierce winds force Gaza aid flotilla back to Barcelona port
Updated at 18h on Monday 1 September: Fierce Mediterranean winds forced the Gaza-bound flotilla carrying humanitarian aid and hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists, including the Swedish...
Film director Pedro Almodóvar urges Spain to cut all ties with Israel over Gaza
Oscar-winning Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar urged the Spanish government to cut all diplomatic and commercial ties with Israel on Wednesday over the war in Gaza,...
Spain joins international condemnation of Israel’s plans to take over Gaza City
Spain has been quick to condemn Israel’s plans to escalate its military occupation of Gaza, as pressure increases for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to...
Spain’s Iberia Airlines to probe ‘Free Palestine’ message on kosher meals
Spanish airline Iberia said on Tuesday that it has launched an internal investigation after a Jewish passenger requesting a kosher meal was served food bearing...
Spain airdrops 12 tonnes of food aid into Gaza, as famine threat intensifies
Updated Report – Friday 1 August: Spain confirmed on Friday that it had completed an airdrop of 12 tonnes of food into Gaza, where famine...
Spanish military plane to fly 13 sick Gaza children from Jordan to Spain for treatment
A Spanish military aircraft is set to transport 13 seriously ill children originally from Gaza, along with their families, from Jordan to Spain for medical...
Sánchez: ‘We have a moral duty to save lives in Gaza’, which is a ‘catastrophic situation of genocide’
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Thursday that Europe has a ‘moral duty to save lives in Gaza’ and that the situation there is...
