Spain permanently withdraws Israel ambassador as rift over Iran war deepens
Spain permanently withdraws Israel ambassador as rift over Iran war deepens
Spain permanently withdraws Israel ambassador as rift over Iran war deepens
Spain permanently withdraws its ambassador to Israel as diplomatic relations deteriorate over Madrid’s opposition to US-Israeli strikes on Iran and its decision to recognise a Palestinian state earlie...
Madrid: Spain permanently withdrew its ambassador to Israel on Tuesday as a diplomatic standoff worsened between the two countries over Spain's opposition to the US-Israeli attacks on Iran.
The ambassador was summoned back to Spain last September amid a diplomatic row over Spanish measures banning aircraft and ships carrying weapons to Israel from its ports or airspace due to Israel's military offensive in Gaza, which Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar denounced as antisemitic.