Spain’s government is weighing the possibility of deploying peacekeeping forces to “Palestine,” with Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez saying the move would be considered once conditions allow for progress toward stability, according to a report by Agence France-Presse.

Addressing a gathering of Spanish ambassadors in Madrid, Sanchez said he intends to seek parliamentary approval for such a mission. “I will propose to parliament, when the opportunity presents itself, that we send peacekeeping troops to Palestine, once we can see how to advance this task of pacification,” he said.

Sanchez stressed that Madrid continues to focus closely on developments in Gaza and beyond. “Of course, we have not forgotten Palestine and the Gaza Strip… Spain must actively participate in rebuilding hope in Palestine. The situation there remains intolerable.”

Spain has taken a prominent position within Europe on the conflict, formally recognizing the “State of Palestine” in 2024 and repeatedly criticizing Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, which began after the Hamas assault on southern Israel on October 7, 2023.

Tensions between Madrid and Israel escalated in November 2023, when Spain’s ambassador to Israel was summoned by the Foreign Ministry following Sanchez’s remarks that “Israel is violating international law and is carrying out indiscriminate killings in Gaza.”

Sanchez reiterated his concerns several months later. In April, he condemned what he described as Israel’s “disproportionate response” to the war, warning that it could “destabilizing the Middle East, and as a consequence, the entire world”.

Spain’s criticism did not stop there. In May, Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares publicly pushed for international sanctions against Israel, citing the continued fighting with Hamas in Gaza and the toll of the ongoing conflict.

{Matzav.com}

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