Madrid summoned Jerusalem's diplomatic representative after Israel's foreign minister called the Spanish prime minister "an antisemite and a liar."
Spain has canceled a 700 million euro ($825 million) deal for Israeli-designed rocket launchers, deepening the leftist government’s hardline stance against the Jewish state over the war in Gaza.
Spain’s official public contracts platform registered the cancellation on Sept. 9, according to an official document seen Monday by AFP. A day earlier, Spanish Prime Minister Sánchez presented nine harsh measures against Israel to “prevent genocide in Gaza,” a charge that Jerusalem and Washington vehemently deny.
The Socialist Party leader announced that the country will approve a royal decree in law to establish a comprehensive arms embargo against Israel, banning all military trade and technology exports.