Spain bans ships carrying weapons for Israel from docking in its ports

Spanish Foreign Minister, Jose Manuel Albares, announced on Friday that his country will not allow ships carrying weapons to Israel to dock in its ports, after Spain denied a ship to dock at Cartagena port southeast Spain.

Albares pointed out that the ship was the first to be denied stopover at Spanish ports, noting that this is consistent with the government’s decision not to grant licenses for exporting weapons to Israel since October 7, because Spain “does not want to contribute to the war”.