{"id":4235,"date":"2025-06-26T16:22:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T11:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/?p=4235"},"modified":"2025-06-26T16:28:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T11:28:34","slug":"spain-pm-accuses-israel-of-genocide-in-gaza-urges-eu-to-suspend-cooperation-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/2025\/06\/26\/spain-pm-accuses-israel-of-genocide-in-gaza-urges-eu-to-suspend-cooperation-deal","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Spain PM Accuses Israel of Genocide in Gaza, Urges EU to Suspend Cooperation Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>BRUSSELS: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez delivered a blistering condemnation of Israel&#8217;s military campaign in Gaza on Thursday, declaring the besieged Palestinian territory faces a &#8220;catastrophic situation of genocide&#8221; and demanding the European Union immediately suspend its cooperation agreement with Israel.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaking ahead of an EU summit, S\u00e1nchez cited a damning internal EU human rights report that found &#8220;indications&#8221; Israel is violating its obligations under the bilateral deal that governs trade relations. The document highlights Israel&#8217;s blockade of humanitarian aid, staggering civilian casualties, attacks on journalists, and widespread displacement in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s more than obvious Israel is breaching its commitments,&#8221; S\u00e1nchez told reporters. &#8220;We&#8217;ve imposed 18 rounds of sanctions on Russia over Ukraine, yet we hesitate to suspend this agreement \u2013 this is an unacceptable double standard.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Spanish leader&#8217;s remarks mark the strongest accusation of genocide by any Western leader since Israel launched its offensive following Hamas&#8217; October 7, 2023 attacks, which killed 1,219 people and saw 251 taken hostage. Gaza&#8217;s Hamas-run health ministry reports over 56,000 Palestinian deaths, a figure the UN considers credible.<\/p>\n<p>The EU report adds pressure on the bloc to reconsider its relationship with Israel, though diplomats say suspending the agreement remains unlikely given divisions among member states. Such a move would require unanimous approval.<\/p>\n<p>S\u00e1nchez&#8217;s intervention comes as international scrutiny intensifies over Israel&#8217;s conduct in Gaza, where UN agencies warn of famine, the near-total destruction of civilian infrastructure, and what rights groups describe as possible war crimes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BRUSSELS: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez delivered a blistering condemnation of Israel&#8217;s military campaign in Gaza on Thursday, declaring the besieged Palestinian territory faces a &#8220;catastrophic situation of genocide&#8221; and demanding the European Union immediately suspend its cooperation agreement with Israel. Speaking ahead of an EU summit, S\u00e1nchez cited a damning internal EU human rights &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":4236,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[2059,2060],"class_list":["post-4235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international","tag-gaza-genocide-claim","tag-eu-israel-relations"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4235"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4235\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4237,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4235\/revisions\/4237"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}