The Minister of International Affairs of Spain, José Manuel Albares Bueno. Archive | Photograph credit score: AP
Spain will be a part of South Africa’s genocide case earlier than the Worldwide Court docket of Justice in opposition to Israel’s actions in Gaza, its overseas minister, José Manuel Albares, mentioned on Might 6.
Spain is the primary European nation to affix the case, to which Chile and Mexico have additionally joined.
Spain, Norway and Eire moved to formally acknowledge a Palestinian state on Might 28 in a coordinated effort by the three Western European nations designed to extend worldwide strain on Israel to melt its devastating response to the Hamas-led assault final yr. . Tel Aviv criticized the diplomatic measure that won’t have an instantaneous impression on its devastating battle in Gaza.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez informed his nation in a televised handle from Madrid that “this can be a historic determination that has a single goal, and that’s to assist Israelis and Palestinians obtain peace.”
