Overview

• Spain formalized on September 9 the cancellation of 12 SILAM rocket launcher systems, a PULS variant from Elbit Systems, according to the public contracts platform and IISS.
• The government also voided a separate €287 million purchase of 168 anti-tank missile launchers licensed from an Israeli firm.
• Pedro Sánchez said the government will consolidate in law a prohibition on buying or selling military equipment with Israel.
• Madrid recalled its ambassador to Israel and has used sharper public rhetoric, including describing the conflict as genocide in Gaza.
• La Vanguardia reports a wider review to phase out Israeli-made weapons and technology from Spain’s armed forces, as Sánchez praised pro-Palestinian protesters and urged Israel’s exclusion from international sport while the war continues.