Overview

• The lower house observed a minute of silence “in memory of the victims of the genocide” at the start of Tuesday’s plenary, as announced by Armengol.
• Sumar initiated the tribute and pressed for wording that referred to a genocide perpetrated by Israel against the Palestinian people.
• The PP opposed using the term, asked in the Junta de Portavoces that it be removed, and criticized the lack of unanimity and the absence of a mention of the October 7 victims.
• Vox deputies left the hemicycle during the gesture after urging in the preparatory meeting that Congress speak only about Spain.
• Armengol declined to grant the PP a pre-tribute intervention and also recalled Ginesa, a 64-year-old femicide victim from Murcia, during the session.