{"id":4993,"date":"2025-04-24T21:04:57","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T21:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=4993"},"modified":"2025-04-24T21:04:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T21:04:57","slug":"spain-cancels-7-5m-israeli-ammunition-deal-amid-coalition-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=4993","title":{"rendered":"Spain cancels $7.5m Israeli ammunition deal amid coalition pressure"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Spain\u2019s government on Thursday cancelled a $7.5 million arms deal with Israeli company IMI Systems, following pressure from far-left members within its fragile governing coalition.<\/p>\n<p>The deal, which involved the purchase of 15 million rounds of ammunition for Spain\u2019s Civil Guard, drew sharp criticism from Sumar\u2014a bloc of left-wing parties\u2014who warned it violated Spain\u2019s pledges on Gaza and threatened to exit the coalition.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0Al Jazeera, Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez, along with top ministers, had \u201cexhausted all routes for negotiation\u201d before deciding to rescind the contract.<\/p>\n<p>The deal had sparked internal division after it was signed in February 2024, months after Spain vowed not to sell or purchase arms from Israel due to the ongoing war in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Despite an initial feasibility study in October 2024 advising against cancellation\u2014citing potential compensation to the supplier\u2014the Interior Ministry moved ahead with the contract until renewed pressure this week forced a reversal.<\/p>\n<p>Sumar leader and Deputy PM Yolanda D\u00edaz called the deal \u201ca flagrant violation of the agreements,\u201d adding, \u201cwe are witnessing the live genocide of the Palestinian people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Polls show the Spanish public remains divided: 48.5% oppose the ammunition deal, while 47% support it.<\/p>\n<p>Analysts warn the controversy may strain already tense ties within the coalition, particularly as the S\u00e1nchez government recently committed to raising defence spending to 2% of GDP to meet NATO targets\u2014another move opposed by Sumar.<\/p>\n<p>While civic groups welcomed the cancellation, critics like political analyst Astrid Barrio L\u00f3pez argued it undermines confidence in government contracts. The Israeli embassy in Madrid did not comment on the development.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spain\u2019s government on Thursday cancelled a $7.5 million arms deal with Israeli company IMI Systems, following pressure from far-left members within its fragile governing coalition. The deal, which involved the purchase of 15 million rounds of ammunition for Spain\u2019s Civil Guard, drew sharp criticism from Sumar\u2014a bloc of left-wing parties\u2014who warned it violated Spain\u2019s pledges [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4993"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4993\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}