Overview

• Lawmakers are set to vote Tuesday afternoon on whether to validate a decree that bans sales and purchases of defense material and denies transit of fuel with potential military use to Israel, while allowing exceptions on national-interest grounds.
• Podemos’ four deputies have not stated their votes and demand a real, loophole-free embargo, while also threatening to oppose the Sustainable Mobility Law over airport and port expansions, a move that could jeopardize €1,000 million in EU recovery funds.
• The exception clause has drawn criticism from government allies who argue it weakens the measure, though several partners say they would seek changes during parliamentary processing if it survives the vote.
• The Partido Popular has said it will vote against the decree, right-wing parties have signaled rejection, and Sumar and most investiture partners back passage and publicly urge Podemos to support it.
• The vote coincides with the second anniversary of the 7‑O attacks, prompting a rebuke from Israel’s embassy over the chosen date, as Pedro Sánchez marked the day by condemning terrorism and again using the word “genocide” regarding Gaza.