Overview

• Congress opened a plenary with a minute of silence for “the victims of the genocide” in Palestine after a Sumar request, while Vox stayed out of the chamber and the PP protested that the tribute excluded explicit mention of victims of Hamas.
• PP lawmakers said they stood for all victims and accused Speaker Francina Armengol of partisan handling of the wording, an account the congressional presidency rejects.
• The Council of Ministers approved an arms embargo on Israel the same day, a long‑sought move by left parties including Sumar.
• Pedro Sánchez announced the Navy’s offshore patrol vessel Furor (P‑46) will depart from Cartagena to assist the Gaza aid flotilla and perform rescues if needed, as Italy also prepares a ship for potential support operations.
• In Galicia, the PP‑run parliament observed a silence for “the victims of the genocide” and regional leader Alfonso Rueda used the term, yet PP deputies later voted down a motion to formally condemn the genocide, underscoring internal inconsistencies; Castilla y León’s PP likewise rejected a similar condemnation.