A giant effigy of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was shot and burned in El Burgo, near Malaga, during a longstanding Easter “Burning of Judas” festival. Local officials said the figure stood about seven meters tall and was packed with 14 kilograms of gunpowder before it was detonated. Israel responded by summoning Spain’s most senior diplomat in Tel Aviv and lodging a formal protest. 

Israel’s Foreign Ministry called the scene “appalling antisemitic hatred” and said it reflected “systemic incitement” by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s government. Spain pushed back, insisting it rejects antisemitism and all forms of hate or discrimination.