Spain denies entry to ships carrying weapons for Israel
Spain denied entry to two ships carrying military equipment and explosives from India to Israel, saying it would not contribute to the war, and reiterated its policy of banning port calls for ships carrying weapons bound for Israel.
Spain has denied entry into its territory to two ships carrying military equipment and explosives from India to Israel. In keeping with its pledge not to "promote war," Spain does not allow ships carrying weapons to Israel to enter its ports, the country's foreign minister said.
The European state rejected a request to dock a ship carrying 27 tons of explosives from India to Haifa in the port of Cartagena. "This is the first time we are doing this because it is the first time we have detected a ship with a shipment of weapons for Israel that wants to enter a Spanish port," Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said in Brussels.
He emphasized that the policy would be consistent for any ship carrying weapons bound for Israel. "The Foreign Ministry will systematically reject such calls for one obvious reason: the Middle East does not need more weapons, it needs peace," Albares added.
