Overview

• The lower house observed a minute of silence defined as for “the victims of the genocide that the people of Palestine suffer,” using language aligned with Sumar’s proposal.
• Vox refused to enter the chamber for the gesture, calling it a “farsa” and accusing Pedro Sánchez and the PSOE of using Gaza as a smokescreen for corruption cases.
• The PP stood out of respect but rejected the term “genocide” and the exclusion of Israeli victims, and said Armengol denied its request to speak before the tribute.
• The dispute ran through the Junta de Portavoces, where efforts to broaden the text were rebuffed, as a separate push for a similar gesture in the Galician Parliament collapsed without agreement.
• The session coincided with the Government’s approval of an arms embargo on Israel, which Sumar praised while urging Congress to convert it into legislation to widen its scope.