Spain permanently withdrew its ambassador from Israel, formally reducing diplomatic relations with this country.
The long-term tension between Madrid and West Jerusalem deteriorated due to the ongoing American-Israeli war with Iran.
Spain is the only western country to powerfully condemn the attacks.
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said his country would not be "An associate of something that is bad for the world, only for fear of someone's repression".
The decision to revoke the Ambassador to Israel was announced on Tuesday.
It was proposed by Spanish abroad Minister Jose Manuel Albares and supported by the Council of Ministers, informed the government.
He added that the mission to Israel would now be, in the foreseeable future, the chargé d’affaires.
The erstwhile ambassador, Ana Maria Solomon Perez, was recalled to Spain last September in connection with the diplomatic conflict with Israel, triggered by Madrid's decision to ban the transport of ships and aircraft with weapons to Israel to fuel the run against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Israel condemned this prohibition as ‘anti-Semitic’.
Spain repeatedly condemned Western Jerusalem's violent approach to the conflict, caused by the unexpected attack of Hamas militants on confederate Israel in October 2023, and formally recognized the independency of the Palestinian state.
Madrid's condemnation of the war against Iran besides damaged relations with Washington.
Spain stated that it would not let the United States to usage joint military installations in that country to carry out attacks, which angered US president Donald Trump, who threatened to break all trade with Spain due to her position, as well as her failure to meet NATO's fresh defence spending mark of 5% of GDP.
Despite public threats, relations between the US and Spain stay ‘normal’ He told Albares journalists on Tuesday, signaling that Washington had not taken any hostile steps towards Madrid.
“Our embassy in Washington operates usually and maintains all essential contacts” He said, adding that the same applies to the US mission to Madrid.
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source:https://www.rt.com/news/634513-spain-withdraws-ambassador-israel/
