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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez is imposing an arms embargo on Israel as part of an effort to, in his words, “stop the genocide in Gaza.”<\/p>\n
The nine measures, which are to come into force immediately, also include a travel ban on people directly involved in what he called a “massacre.”<\/p>\n
“Spain will be on the right side of history,” said S\u00e1nchez, who has been one of the most outspoken national leaders in his criticism of Israel’s military operations in Gaza.<\/p>\n
Other steps include increased humanitarian aid for Gaza, additional funding for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and a ban on the import of products from Israeli settlements.<\/p>\n
The aim is to support the Palestinian population, but also to ensure that those responsible for the attacks on the civilian population are prosecuted.<\/p>\n
Regarding the formal accusation of genocide, S\u00e1nchez said: “This is no longer a defence, it is not even an attack, it is the extermination of a defenceless people.”<\/p>\n
He criticized what he described as the “indifference” and “complicity” of the international community.<\/p>\n
The United Nations defines genocide as “acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.”<\/p>\n
South Africa has filed a lawsuit against Israel at the International Court of Justice in The Hague on the accusation of violating the Genocide Convention in the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n
Israel rejects the accusation of genocide against the Palestinians and accuses the Hamas terrorist organization of systematically abusing the civilian population as human shields.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n