Spain’s Minister for Social Rights has condemned Israel of committing a “planned genocide” in Gaza after thousands of Palestinians, including hundreds of children, were killed.
Ione Belarra, the leader of left-wing party Podemos, on Monday condemned the bombing and siege of 2 million civilians in Gaza as an act of “collective punishment” and a war crime.
The Spain minister said : “ using Hamas as an excuse to murder thousands of Palestinians is unspeakable .“ she said in a video posted on X. She denounced the hostile acts carried out by Israel and she touted the Palestinian suffering as a “atrocious” .
She added that leaving people without food, water and light is a blatant breach for the international law.
she referred that the United States and the European Union are encouraging Israel in its policy of apartheid and occupation.
“ Today we want to raise our voice to denounce that the state of Israel is carrying out a planned genocide in the Gaza Strip, leaving hundreds of thousands without light, food, and water and carrying out bombings on the civilian population that are collective punishment, seriously breach international law and may be considered war crimes,” she said.
She added that using the horrific murders of Israeli civilians by Palestinian armed factions as an excuse to justify Israel’s crimes in general and the massacre in Gaza in particular is unacceptable.
Meanwhile, The minister called for the reopening of humanitarian corridors in Gaza to allow the entry of humanitarian aid and emergency teams.
She requested the protection of civilian people without exception or delay.
Moreover, she stated that Israel should feel international pressure to end the bombings.
She stressed that EU should promote a negotiated solution that ensures a just, lasting and stable peace.
In fact, she also urged Spanish citizens to take to the streets, calling for Madrid to distance itself from the unwavering support that the US has shown for Israel.
Most Notably, Israel warned that it will retaliate the attack of Hamas in a robust way and that would change the entire Middle East.
