The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain, José Manuel Albares, This Sunday proposed a plan to make an seizure in the sale of weapons to Israel And, in this way, generate an interruption in the war in the Gaza Strip. In addition, he urged an immediate suspension of the association agreement between the European Union and the Israeli government.
“We all have to launch a arms embargo, there can be no sale of weapons to Israel”was the approach made by the Spanish official at the beginning of the summit Madrid groupwhich brings together representatives from 20 European and Arab countries With the aim of curbing the conflict in the Middle East.
In this regard, the minister said that in the meeting he would put concrete actions on top of the table, among which he stands out as the main The immediate suspension of the association agreement between the European and Israel agency.
During his exhibition, Albares indicated that he would ask the attendees to meet that the United Nations Conferencethat will be held on June 17, be it “A great movement” of recognition of the Palestinian state For those countries, who have not done so, take the step as Spain did a year ago.
Finally, the representative of the Spanish diplomacy explained that he will support the proposal for resolution at the UN -which promotes his country and Palestine – so that humanitarian aid can enter without obstacles already a large scale.
Israel: They expect a diplomatic “tsunami”
This Monday, United Kingdom, France and Canada They issued a joint statement in condemnation of the “atroces” Israeli actions in Gaza and warned the possibility of “new concrete actions” if the military offensive and restrictions on humanitarian aid continue.
They also threatened with “selective sanctions“In response to a settlement in the Bank Occupied, said the BBC. United Kingdom suspended on Tuesday A series of commercial negotiations and announced the review of a 2023 roadmap for future cooperation.
On the other hand, the head of foreign policy of the European Union, Kaja KallasHe said that a “large majority” of the members of the block are in favor of reviewing the association agreement with Israel, in force for 25 years.
On the side of the Israeli prime minister, Benjamín Netanyahu, his critics accuse him of “implacably insisting with war”, without considering “the lives of Palestinian civilians or that of Israeli hostages still retained in Gaza.”
This week, his British couple, Keir Starmer– who is also a firm defender of Israel – declared that the suffering of innocent children in Gaza is “totally intolerable.” On the other hand, at the end of his recent tour of the Gulf, the president of the USA, Donald Trump, declared that for the conflict “many are starving.”
Source: Ambito
