{"id":17942,"date":"2025-05-25T21:15:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T21:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=17942"},"modified":"2025-05-25T21:15:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T21:15:54","slug":"spain-calls-for-global-arms-embargo-on-israel-and-urgent-eu-sanctions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/05\/25\/spain-calls-for-global-arms-embargo-on-israel-and-urgent-eu-sanctions\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain Calls for Global Arms Embargo on Israel and Urgent EU Sanctions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-Spain has officially called for an international arms embargo on Israel, aiming to end the ongoing war and prevent further humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-52\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"f9b988ac-1f6a-4630-9551-046f5e9cdf10\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<p data-start=\"979\" data-end=\"1165\">Speaking to reporters at the opening of a ministerial meeting of the so-called Madrid Group in Spain\u2019s capital on Sunday, Spanish Foreign Minister Jos\u00e9 Manuel Albares declared:<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1168\" data-end=\"1270\">\u201cWe must all agree on a joint arms embargo\u2026 the last thing the Middle East needs now is more weapons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1272\" data-end=\"1587\">Albares also urged the immediate suspension of the EU-Israel Partnership Agreement, a measure currently under review in Brussels, and called for targeted sanctions on individuals obstructing the two-state solution, stating that sanctions on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should not be ruled out.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1591\" data-end=\"1771\">\u201cNothing being discussed here is aimed at the State of Israel,\u201d Albares clarified, \u201cbut the Palestinian people have the same right to peace and security as the Israeli people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1773\" data-end=\"1867\">In a separate interview with France Info Radio, Albares posed a stark rhetorical question:\u201cWhat is the alternative? Kill all Palestinians? Expel them\u2026 to where, the moon? Or give them Israeli citizenship?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16431\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16431\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16431 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/spain-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"Spain Cancels Arms Deal with Israel, Strongly Opposes Military Actions in Gaza\" width=\"1024\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/spain-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/spain-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/spain-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/spain.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spain Cancels Israeli Arms Deal Amid Gaza War Crimes Accusations<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-start=\"1987\" data-end=\"2224\">He stressed that sanctions must be considered immediately to stop what he described as a \u201csenseless war,\u201d and to ensure the unhindered, impartial delivery of humanitarian aid\u2014without Israel deciding who gets food and who doesn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2226\" data-end=\"2335\">Following the EU&#8217;s recent decision to review its cooperation agreement with Israel, Albares reiterated:<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2338\" data-end=\"2442\">\u201cWe must think seriously about sanctions. We must do everything, consider everything, to stop this war.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2444\" data-end=\"2593\">Spain&#8217;s position comes as longtime Israeli allies increasingly join mounting international pressure against Israel&#8217;s military escalation in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2595\" data-end=\"2822\">A two-month aid blockade has worsened critical shortages of food, water, fuel, and medicine in Gaza, raising fears of famine. Aid agencies confirm that recent deliveries allowed by Israel are far below urgent needs.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2824\" data-end=\"2945\">Madrid is hosting 20 European and Arab countries, along with international organizations, to address the situation.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2948\" data-end=\"3018\">\u201cSilence at this moment is complicity in this massacre,\u201d said Albares.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3020\" data-end=\"3331\">Attendees include representatives from France, the UK, Germany, Italy, as well as Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Morocco, the Arab League, and the OIC. Countries such as Brazil, Norway, Iceland, Ireland, and Slovenia, which like Spain have recognized the State of Palestine, also participated.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3333\" data-end=\"3422\">The summit aims to revive the two-state solution as the foundation for lasting peace.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3424\" data-end=\"3591\">French Deputy Foreign Minister Jean-No\u00ebl Barrot, speaking via video from Paris, emphasized the need to \u201crestore a diplomatic horizon for a political solution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3593\" data-end=\"3711\">Barrot will meet Palestinian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Varsine Aghabekian Shahin in Yerevan on Monday.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3713\" data-end=\"3838\">He also reaffirmed the goals of the upcoming UN conference in June, co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia, including:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"3839\" data-end=\"4022\">\n<li data-start=\"3839\" data-end=\"3884\">\n<p data-start=\"3841\" data-end=\"3884\">Recognition of the State of Palestine<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3885\" data-end=\"3918\">\n<p data-start=\"3887\" data-end=\"3918\">Normalization with Israel<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3919\" data-end=\"3956\">\n<p data-start=\"3921\" data-end=\"3956\">Palestinian Authority reforms<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3957\" data-end=\"3985\">\n<p data-start=\"3959\" data-end=\"3985\">Disarmament of Hamas<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3986\" data-end=\"4022\">\n<p data-start=\"3988\" data-end=\"4022\">Security guarantees for Israel<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16386\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16386\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16386 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sans-titre5555-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"S\u00e1nchez Labels Israel as &quot;State of Genocide\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sans-titre5555-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sans-titre5555-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sans-titre5555-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sans-titre5555-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sans-titre5555.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16386\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pedro S\u00e1nchez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-start=\"4024\" data-end=\"4303\">Spanish Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez, a vocal critic of the war in Gaza, announced last week that Spain will submit a UN resolution calling on the International Court of Justice to evaluate Israel\u2019s compliance with international law regarding humanitarian access to Gaza.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4305\" data-end=\"4446\">Spain will also support another UN resolution demanding Israel end the humanitarian blockade and allow full, unrestricted aid access.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4448\" data-end=\"4677\">The war began after Hamas launched a surprise attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, killing 1,218 people, mostly civilians, and taking 251 hostages, of whom 57 remain in Gaza, and 34 are presumed dead.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4679\" data-end=\"4957\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Since the war began, Gaza&#8217;s Health Ministry reports 53,939 Palestinian deaths, mostly civilians, with 122,797 injured. Since Israel resumed its offensive on March 18 after a brief ceasefire, 3,785 more Palestinians have been killed, according to Sunday\u2019s update.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex justify-start\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"absolute\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-Spain has officially called for an international arms embargo on Israel, aiming to end the ongoing war and prevent further humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip. 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