GAZA, (Palestine Foundation Information Center ) The Hamas Movement has applauded the Spanish government’s decision to impose a complete arms embargo on the Israeli occupation regime, saying the move reflects the European country’s ethical and political commitment to confronting the war crimes and atrocities happening in the Gaza Strip.
In a statement on Wednesday, Hamas described the Spanish decision as an “important step to pressure war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu to stop his genocide and ethnic cleansing in Gaza.”
Hamas reiterated the need for all countries to impose a comprehensive boycott on the “rogue” Israel regime in order to halt its war crimes in the occupied Palestinian territories.
The Movement also called for necessarily supporting the Palestinian people and their national cause, including their right to self-determination and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.
The Spanish government approved on Tuesday a “comprehensive” ban on supplying arms to Israel as part of a package of measures aimed at halting the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
Speaking at a news conference following a government meeting, economy minister Carlos Cuervo said the cabinet decision prohibits the export of all defense equipment, products, and technologies to Israel, as well as their import.
Cuervo added that the decision also blocks requests to transfer aviation fuel that could potentially be used for military purposes and bans the import and promotion of products “originating from illegal settlements in Gaza and the West Bank.
