Spain Calls for Sanctions on “Israel”: Netanyahu Deploying Starvation as A Tool of War

By Staff, Agencies

A senior Spanish official has denounced "Israeli" prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu for using starvation as a weapon of war during "Israel’s" ongoing war of genocide on the Gaza Strip.

Speaking on Wednesday, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labor, Yolanda Díaz also called for immediate sanctions against the "Israeli" occupation entity, and urged expedited enforcement of a parliamentary-approved arms embargo targeting the entity.

“In wars, one of the tools used is starvation, and that’s exactly what Netanyahu is doing today,” she stated, while emphasizing the urgent need for international action.

“Sanctions must be imposed on 'Israel', the genocidal state [entity] that is committing a massacre in Gaza in full view of the world.”

The remarks came a day after the Spanish parliament approved a non-binding motion, informally known as the "Gaza Law", which is aimed at imposing an automatic embargo on arms sales to parties found culpable of crimes against humanity by international courts.

The move directly targets the "Israeli" entity in response to the genocide that has been taking unprecedented toll on Gaza since October 2023.

In April, the Spanish government unilaterally canceled a €6.6-million contract to purchase ammunition from the "Israeli" company IMI Systems.

The decision followed intense pressure from coalition partners, including Díaz's Sumar party, which had condemned the deal as a violation of Spain's commitment to halt arms trade with the entity amid the genocide.

In response, to the "Israeli" ongoing genocidal war and use of starvation and blockade tactics against Gaza, several countries, including Spain, have taken steps to reassess their diplomatic and trade relations with the "Israeli" entity.

Among others, the UK recently suspended free trade negotiations with the entity and imposed sanctions on some of the entity’s illegal settlers.

The European Union has also agreed to review its cooperation deal with the entity over human rights abuses in Gaza.