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Spain Approves Israel Arms Embargo With Narrow National-Interest Exception

Congress must validate the decree within a month.

Overview

  • The royal decree-law revokes existing contracts and blocks pending licences with Israeli defense firms.
  • Defence has annulled 20 awarded tenders worth about €12 million, with more than half linked to Elbit Systems.
  • The legal framework denies transit requests for aviation fuel for Israel’s armed forces and bans imports from illegal settlements, supported by Tax Agency location lists and anti-smuggling enforcement.
  • Bilateral defense accords leave U.S. bases at Rota and Morón outside the decree’s scope, allowing American shipments to Israel.
  • Sumar seeks to remove the exception clause during parliamentary processing and warns it will oppose any operation authorized under that carve-out.