Spanish deputy PM’s party calls for cancellation of Israeli arms order

The platform described the contract as a “flagrant breach” of the commitments made within the government on suspending the buying of weapons from Israel and demanded its immediate cancellation. It also called on the socialist interior minister, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, to appear before MPs to explain what had happened. Sources at the interior ministry said the department began looking into annulling the contract six months ago and decided to proceed with it on legal advice. For more information see our Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. Despite the contract in question, they insisted the interior ministry shared the government’s commitment to not selling weapons to, or buying weapons from, Israel.