Spain Denies Permission To Ship Carrying Arms To Israel, Says Middle East Needs Peace, Not More Weapons


Spanish foreign minister, José Manuel Albares, has said that the country has refused to grant permission to a ship carrying arms to Israel to dock at a Spanish port.

“This is the first time we have done this because it is the first time we have detected a ship carrying a shipment of arms to Israel that wants to call at a Spanish port,” The Guardian UK quoted Albares as saying on Thursday.

“This will be a consistent policy with any ship carrying arms to Israel that wants to call at Spanish ports,” the minister added. “The foreign ministry will systematically reject such stopovers for one obvious reason: the Middle East does not need more weapons, it needs more peace.”

However, Albares did not provide details on the ship but the transport minister, Óscar Puente, said it was the Marianne Danica that had requested permission to call at the south-eastern port of Cartagena on May 21.

It was reported that El País said the Danish-flagged ship was carrying 27 tonnes of explosive material from Chennai in India to the port of Haifa in Israel.

The announcement comes during a row between Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s Socialists and his coalition partners, the leftwing Sumar alliance, over another ship, the Borkum, due to dock in Cartagena on Friday.

Pro-Palestinian groups say the Borkum is carrying arms to Israel, prompting Sumar to demand that it should be turned away.

But Puente said the Borkum was transporting military material to the Czech Republic, not Israel.

Spain has been one of Europe’s most critical voices about Israel’s Gaza offensive and is working to rally other European capitals behind the idea of recognising a Palestinian state.

Spain stopped arms sales to Israel after it launched a military onslaught against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

"This is the first time we have done this because it is the first time we have detected a ship carrying a shipment of arms to Israel that wants to call at a Spanish port," The Guardian UK quoted Albares as saying on Thursday.

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Chai..



Many people are dieing already.


A fake righteousness/uprightness here on Naiyayand will even support Israeli wAR & victory against his own country, Nigeria.

He's a complete Odeburuku who believes that Israel in the Bible is superior to anything, even to his own ancestry and immediate family.. including all the people in his Lord's Chosen church.

Are they going to stop Hamas from attacking Israel?

💯💯💯💯

History will never forget how Spain, Ireland and South Africa stood for humanity.

OLAADEGBU:


"This is the first time we have done this because it is the first time we have detected a ship carrying a shipment of arms to Israel that wants to call at a Spanish port," The Guardian UK quoted Albares as saying on Thursday.

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The same Spain is sending weapons to Ukraine to wipe out Russians.........bloody hypocrites!!!

Sorry to the affected ones.

Idiotic Spain!
I pray that your country comes under terrorists attack one day and other countries block your means of fighting them.
Since you didn't block arms supply to Hamas, blocking arms shipment to Israel is Injustice and hypocritical.

Ohh

Viva Espana! 🇪🇸🇵🇸🇿🇦

Spain only got enduring peace when King Ferdinand picked up arm against the ravaging Islamic jihadists. How they have forgotten too soon is an aberration.

Toh

When you beat drums too much, tearing is inevitable

guass:
Idiotic Spain!
I pray that your country comes under terrorists attack one day and other countries block your means of fighting them.
Since you didn't block arms supply to Hamas, blocking arms shipment to Israel is Injustice and hypocritical.

With all the Isreal gra gra since Oct 7, they are yet to secure all the abducted people...

Spain will understand soon...for now Israel should concentrate on totally annihilating Hamas and other Iranian proxies

It is a task that has to be done ..you won't survive if you say Israel will not survive ...that's the lesson, short and simple.

Gradually, everyone is seeing is real for what they are🤝🤝

Nairaland residential pastor with his multiple account us coming to call spain Hamas sympathizer 😅😅😅

Christians from the South East of Nigeria will immediately label Spain an islamic country.
They are so ignorant to the ovbious ironies:
1. Israel is not even a Christian country.
2. Palestine even has a larger Christian population than isreal.
3. The Arab world is not even as supportive of Palenstine as many purely Christian nations (possibly due to this religious demographic)
4. Lots of Christian locations were specifically targeted by isreal during the war.
5. Their evangelical candidate in the USA, Donald Trump, has said he is more interested in peace than supporting Isreal with arms.

Good development

nlfpmod come o

The dancing republic re swallowing propaganda videos posted by hamas that Israel is wicked.


Commot body for Israel o

One thing is sure Gaza must be flat and Mohammed must wail more with his 72 opposing men constantly

guass:
Idiotic Spain!
I pray that your country comes under terrorists attack one day and other countries block your means of fighting them.
Since you didn't block arms supply to Hamas, blocking arms shipment to Israel is Injustice and hypocritical.

Na your papa be idiotic person.

black people especially Africans are the most evil people you could ever find, so you enjoy seeing innocent people being killed right? e dey sweet your body? psychotic bastard.

huptin:
Spain will understand soon...for now Israel should concentrate on totally annihilating Hamas and other Iranian proxies

It is a task that has to be done ..you won't survive if you say Israel will not survive ...that's the lesson, short and simple.

I laugh at you Blacks foaming at the mouth over your Middle East lords. Both Israeli and Palestine supporters.

They take you Blacks as inferior to them. No go see how Israel treats black asylum seekers. Be believing fictional books about how some people will be your Lords

Gadafii:
Gradually, everyone is seeing is real for what they are🤝🤝

Nairaland residential pastor with his multiple account us coming to call spain Hamas sympathizer 😅😅😅

That so called fake Nairaland pastor that will rot in hell

Peace

Spain get mind

ebufa:




The same Spain is sending weapons to Ukraine to wipe out Russians.........bloody hypocrites!!!

Thats a defending side. Not an invading side.

Don't mind that hypocrite...he has been brain washed completely.

STEWpid:
Chai..



Many people are dieing already.


A fake righteousness/uprightness here on Naiyayand will even support Israel wAR & victory against his own country, Nigeria.

He's a complete Odeburuku who believes that Israel in the BaibU is superior to even his own ancestry and immediate family.. including his church, the Lord's Chosen.

AllenSpencer:
💯💯💯💯

History will never forget how Spain, Ireland and South Africa stood for humanity.

Painful how the so called giant of Africa is always silent in major international matters.

Good development

Good one

"The Spanish government announced it will deny ports of call to any vessel carrying weapons to Israel."

Its more sad when educated people are consumed by religious ideology. OP should have just googled and find out the story is just BS.
POC is not final destination to offload. Ship will continue to alternate POC or do a STS enroute.

Hope hamas will stop to dey attack Israel cos they will collect wotowoto and their supporters will be gnashing their teeth 😆