Spain's Foreign Ministry summoned its ambassador in Tel Aviv for consultations on Monday, after Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar accused the Spanish government announcement that it would ban Israel-bound ships and aircraft, as "antisemitic."
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced on Monday that Spain will increase pressure on Israel by banning Israel-bound ships and aircraft carrying weapons from calling at Spanish ports or entering Spanish airspace, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Monday.
Spain will also increase aid to the Palestinian Authority and UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, and will impose an embargo on goods made in Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, according to the prime minister.
Besides formalizing an arms embargo, which the Spanish government says has been de facto in effect since October 2023, Spain will ban ships carrying fuel for Israel's armed forces from passing through Spanish ports, and increase its humanitarian aid toward Gaza in 2026 to reach 150 million euros ($176 million), he said. The measures would need to be approved in Parliament.
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