Spain scrapped a 6.6 million euros order for millions of bullets from an Israeli company after junior partners in the coalition government denounced it as a flagrant breach of the alliance agreement.
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00:00And Spain scrapped a 6.6 million euros order for millions of bullets from an Israeli company
00:05after junior partners in the coalition government denounced it as a flagrant breach of the alliance agreement.
00:12Coalition allies of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said the ammunition purchase jeopardized the country's efforts
00:17to hold Israel accountable for the genocide in Gaza.
00:20After recognizing Palestine as a state in 2024, the Spanish government said to be committed
00:26to stop arms trade with the Sionist regime.
00:28Yet it emerged that the Interior Ministry wanted the purchase of 15.3 million rounds of 9mm ammunition
00:35from Israeli company IMI Systems.
00:38The news drew a furious response from the left-wing Sumar platform
00:43as leaders expressed they would not tolerate any part of the executive finance in a genocidal state.