Overview

• Foreign minister José Manuel Albares called ambassador Ana María Salomón Pérez home for consultations, the first such step by Spain since the Gaza war began.
• Israel’s Gideon Sa’ar accused Madrid of antisemitism and barred Yolanda Díaz and Sira Rego from entering Israel, warning of additional actions after consulting Benjamin Netanyahu.
• Sánchez announced nine measures, including a permanent arms embargo via decree-law, closure of Spanish airspace to flights carrying defense material to Israel, and port restrictions on fuel shipments for Israeli forces.
• The package also includes limits on consular services for Spaniards in West Bank settlements, a ban on goods from those settlements, and increased support for the Palestinian Authority and UNRWA.
• Spanish allies on the left called the steps late or insufficient, the PP labeled them a smokescreen tied to corruption probes, and defense experts questioned the embargo’s enforceability given alliance obligations and embedded Israeli technology.