Overview

• Government sources say PSOE and Sumar are negotiating measures intended for approval at Tuesday’s Council of Ministers.
• The package under discussion includes an arms embargo applied by executive decree to immediately ban sales, transfers and exports of weaponry and related technology, with restrictions also covering imports of Israeli military items, according to El País.
• Sumar’s plan seeks to break relations, suspend commercial dealings and label Benjamin Netanyahu persona non grata, with proposed entry bans also for Israel Katz, Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich.
• Proposals from Sumar would block the use of Spanish ports and airports for arms transit to or from Israel and exclude companies with direct or indirect links to Israel’s military industry.
• IU leader Antonio Maíllo urged a tougher line and proposed IU ministers skip the meeting if the arms embargo is not enacted by decree, as the push builds on Spain’s earlier recognition of Palestine and reports of mass civilian deaths and famine in Gaza.