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https://www.reuters.com/world/middl...er-says-gaza-war-is-real-genocide-2024-05-25/
May 25, 202410:56 PM GMT+8Updated 3 days ago
Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles attends a roundtable discussion of Women Foreign
and Defence Ministers from Allied countries, during a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain June 29, 2022.
MADRID, May 25 (Reuters) - The Spanish defence minister said on Saturday that the conflict in Gaza is a "real genocide", as relations between Israel and Spain worsen following Madrid's decision to recognise a Palestinian state.
Reuters couldn't immediately reach Israeli officials for comment on Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath.
Israel has strongly rejected accusations made against it by South Africa at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that it is committing a genocide against Palestinians, saying it is waging war on the Hamas militant group which attacked on Oct. 7.
The remark by Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles in an interview with TVE state television echoed a comment by Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Diaz who earlier this week also described the Gaza conflict as a genocide.
"We cannot ignore what is happening in Gaza, which is a real genocide," Robles said in the interview, during which she also discussed the Russian invasion of Ukraine and conflicts in Africa.
Spanish defence minister says Gaza war is 'real genocide'
By ReutersMay 25, 202410:56 PM GMT+8Updated 3 days ago
Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles attends a roundtable discussion of Women Foreign
and Defence Ministers from Allied countries, during a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain June 29, 2022.
MADRID, May 25 (Reuters) - The Spanish defence minister said on Saturday that the conflict in Gaza is a "real genocide", as relations between Israel and Spain worsen following Madrid's decision to recognise a Palestinian state.
Reuters couldn't immediately reach Israeli officials for comment on Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath.
Israel has strongly rejected accusations made against it by South Africa at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that it is committing a genocide against Palestinians, saying it is waging war on the Hamas militant group which attacked on Oct. 7.
The remark by Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles in an interview with TVE state television echoed a comment by Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Diaz who earlier this week also described the Gaza conflict as a genocide.
"We cannot ignore what is happening in Gaza, which is a real genocide," Robles said in the interview, during which she also discussed the Russian invasion of Ukraine and conflicts in Africa.