{"id":122318,"date":"2026-03-12T12:47:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T07:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=122318"},"modified":"2026-03-12T13:13:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T08:13:20","slug":"spain-permanently-withdraws-ambassador-to-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/122318\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain permanently withdraws ambassador to Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SPAIN(National Times)- The ambassador was summoned back to Spain last September amid a diplomatic \u200brow over Spanish measures banning aircraft and ships \u200bcarrying weapons to Israel from its ports \u2060or airspace due to Israel\u2019s military offensive in \u200bGaza, which Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa\u2019ar denounced \u200bas antisemitic. On Tuesday, Spain published an announcement in its official gazette that the ambassador\u2019s position had been terminated. Spain\u2019s Foreign \u200bMinistry said its embassy in Tel Aviv \u200bwill be led by a charge d\u2019affaires for the foreseeable \u200cfuture. The \u2060move marks the latest escalation in diplomatic relations between the two countries, which have been heavily strained since Israel launched its assault on the Gaza \u200bStrip in \u200bOctober of \u20602023. Israel\u2019s embassy in Spain is also run by a charge d\u2019affaires after the \u200bcountry summoned its ambassador last May \u200bin protest \u2060at Spain\u2019s decision to recognise a Palestinian state. Tensions have heightened since the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, \u2060with \u200bSa\u2019ar accusing Spain in early March \u200bof \u201cstanding with tyrants\u201d for opposing the war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trump threatens Spain ties over Iran war refusal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Washington: US President Donald Trump threatened Tuesday to sever all trade with Spain after it refused to let US planes use its bases to attack Iran, while also lashing out at Britain for not cooperating more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SPAIN(National Times)- The ambassador was summoned back to Spain last September amid a diplomatic \u200brow over Spanish measures banning aircraft and ships \u200bcarrying weapons to Israel from its ports \u2060or airspace due to Israel\u2019s military offensive in \u200bGaza, which Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa\u2019ar denounced \u200bas antisemitic. 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