Pedro Sánchez will maintain the arms embargo on Israel "until the process is consolidated and moves toward peace" in the Middle East. The day after the agreement was signed in Egypt under Donald Trump's leadership, the Spanish president admitted in an interview on Cadena SER that "there are still many unknowns" about this path once a ceasefire has been reached, and therefore, the measures "will remain in place." The head of the state's executive branch stated that in Egypt on Monday "there was an air of hope, more than optimism," but he emphasized the fact that the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, was present and that a "total and unequivocal commitment from the US administration in the negotiations" had been seen.

The decree of the Spanish government by the arms embargo on Israel arrives in Congress this Tuesday without the guaranteed support, although the Yeah Junts's proposal paves the way for a final green light. One of the reasons the plurinational bloc hasn't closed ranks on the initiative is its level of ambition. For parties like ERC, the BNG, and Podemos, it's low, and in fact, it was these parties that pressured the government to ban arms trade with Benjamin Netanyahu's government. After almost two years of offensive against the Palestinian population with thousands of deaths. Podemos has taken the harshest tone. With the favorable votes of all its partners and their abstention, the law would pass.

Pedro Sánchez ordered on April 24 terminate contracts with the Israeli company IMI Systems LTD to acquire 15 million rounds of ammunition for the Civil Guard, following a heated controversy over the Spanish government's contradictions, which boasted of not trading with Benjamin Netanyahu's regime in the midst of the offensive in Gaza. It wasn't until Monday that the Secretary of State for Security, Aina Calvo, signed the resolution on the files, citing the arms embargo decree approved by the Council of Ministers last week, according to Europa Press. Once the Interministerial Board for the Regulation of International Trade in Defense and Dual-Use Material (JIMDDU) denied the import, the Ministry of the Interior was able to permanently tear up the paperwork.

With Pedro Sánchez at the United Nations assembly denouncing the "genocide" in Palestine, the Spanish government approved this Tuesday the royal decree for the total embargo of arms to Israel, two weeks after he announced it. the Spanish presidentThe Minister of Economy and Trade, Carlos Cuerpo, has confirmed that this will affect all defense and security equipment, including dual-use equipment—equipment that can be used in both the military and civilian spheres. Thus, the export and import of weapons to or from the country headed by Benjamin Netanyahu will be prohibited.

Since the start of Israel's current military offensive against Gaza, Palestinian organizations in Catalonia and the state have demanded that the Spanish government declare a total and immediate arms embargo on the Hebrew state to escalate international pressure against Benjamin Netanyahu's administration. For now, the situation remains unresolved. Only one reform has been initiated in the Congress of Deputies which wants to incorporate the embargo into Spanish law. Although Pedro Sánchez and Yolanda Díaz have pledged to approve it in September, the process until the embargo on Israel comes into effect could take weeks or months. However, there is a faster route that the Spanish government has not explored so far.