Israel National News: Maersk confirmed on Saturday that one of its container vessels was refused permission to dock at Spain's Algeciras port due to alleged weapons shipments for Israel, maintaining that no weapons were being transported to Israel.

"The cargo to be transshipped through the port does not include any military weapons or ammunition," according to Maersk's statement, quoted by the AFP news agency.

Reports from earlier in the week in El Pais had claimed that Spanish officials declared this ship and another Maersk vessel scheduled for later this month "will not stop in Spain" due to alleged weapons shipments bound for Israel.