SPAIN DENIES HARBOUR FOR SHIP CARRYING ARMS TO ISRAEL
May 18, 2024Spain has refused permission for a ship carrying arms to Israel to dock at a Spanish port, Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares has said.
The ship, which had requested permission to call at the southeastern port of Cartagena on May 21, is reportedly loaded with 27 tonnes of explosive material from India and may have avoided entering Israel through the Red Sea where Yemen’s Houthis hold sway.
Albares said refusing permission to dock in Spanish ports was consistent with Spain’s policy to ban the exports of all arms to Israel since the outbreak of the war on Gaza in October.
“This will be a consistent policy with any ship carrying arms to Israel that wants to call at Spanish ports. The foreign ministry will systematically reject such stopovers for one obvious reason. The Middle East does not need more weapons, it needs more peace,” he added.
Spain has been one of Europe’s most critical voices about Israel’s Gaza offensive and is working to rally other European capitals behind the idea of recognising a Palestinian state. Spain halted arms sales to Israel after it launched a military onslaught against besieged Gaza.
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