Spain asks the European Union for a “strong signal” against Netanyahu: peace remains in the air and threats from Trump and Israel increase in the Iran war

The Government demands from Brussels to break with the association agreement with Israel while tension grows with new threats in the Middle East

of april 21, 2026 at 11:33h
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The Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, has expressed his initiative to convey this Tuesday to his European counterparts a “strong signal” against Israel so as not to “lose its credibility” if it does not act in the face of the violation of human rights by the Government of Benjamín Netanyahu.

This demand comes after the Executive of Pedro Sánchez is going to propose today in Brussels that the European Union "break" with its association agreement with Israel. "That government that violates international law and, therefore, violates the principles and values of the European Union, cannot be a partner of the European Union; it's that simple, that straightforward," Sánchez expressed.

The President of the Government reiterated his no to an “illegal” war, which represents an “immense error” and which is not only costing thousands of human lives, but also millions of displaced people and trillions of euros in economic losses. “That is why I ask those who started this war, to stop this war and to stop the feet of Netanyahu,” he sentenced.

Meanwhile, the threats from the president of the United States, Donald Trump, continue, one day before the ceasefire truce comes to an end. Trump has assured that, if Irán does not sit down to negotiate this Tuesday in Pakistán, Teherán “will face problems never before seen.”

Given this, Iran has reiterated that will not negotiate "under threat and force", according to the words of Iran's ambassador to Pakistan, Reza Amiri Moqadam. The ambassador has continued by saying that it is a "substantial, Islamic and theological principle" and has stated: "I wish the United States had realized".

In the same way, in a peace that never arrives, the Israeli Defense Minister, Israel Katz, has threatened the leader of Hizbullah, Naim Qassem, saying that “will pay the price with his head” for the attacks on Israel. “

"The Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu and I ordered the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to act firmly, even during the ceasefire, to defend our soldiers in Lebanon against any threat," he concluded.

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