Israel restricts Spanish embassy’s services in occupied West Bank
Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz announced in a diplomatic note to the Spanish embassy in Israel that it will ban their activities in the occupied West Bank.
The note states that the Spanish consulate in Jerusalem is prohibited “from conducting consular activities or providing consular services to residents of the Palestinian Authority,” said Katz in a post on X.
The statement follows Spain's decision last week, alongside Norway and Ireland, to recognise the Palestinian state.
This morning, I instructed the @IsraelMFA to send a diplomatic note to the Spanish Embassy in Israel, prohibiting the Spanish consulate in Jerusalem from conducting consular activities or providing consular services to residents of the Palestinian Authority.
— ישראל כ”ץ Israel Katz (@Israel_katz) May 27, 2024
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