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Spain PM Sanchez imposes arms embargo on Israel to ‘stop Gaza genocide’

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez makes a September 8 announcement about an arms embargo on Israel and a ban preventing ships carrying fuel for Israeli military personnel from docking in Spanish ports, to 'stop the genocide in Gaza' [Still image from video from Moncloa Palace/AFP]

Spain has announced sweeping measures against Israel, including a total arms embargo, with Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez saying the move is aimed at “stopping the genocide in Gaza” and “supporting the Palestinian population”.

“There is a difference between defending your country and bombing hospitals or starving innocent children,” Sanchez, one of the most vocal critics of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, said in a speech posted from his official X account.

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