Overview

• The royal decree-law, delayed by legal and technical drafting hurdles, imposes an arms embargo on Israel and restricts imports from occupied Palestinian territories, and it must be ratified by Congress to stay in force.
• Junts confirmed it will vote to validate the decree, easing fears it could align with PP, Vox and UPN to defeat the measure.
• Podemos, ERC and BNG argue the text is insufficient and riddled with exceptions, and their potential abstentions or opposition could topple the embargo.
• The government is seeking a PP abstention to secure the numbers, but the party has not fixed its position and signals reluctance to bail out Pedro Sánchez.
• European pressure and street mobilizations are intensifying, with the European Commission proposing a partial suspension of the EU–Israel accord and new pro-Palestinian protests planned in Spain.