US EditionNetanyahu removes Spain from Gaza coordination centre over ‘hostility’
Israel said Spain’s anti-Israel stance disqualifies it from the U.S.-led Gaza coordination center, which monitors the truce and aid flow.
- On Friday, Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu barred Spain from the U.S.-led Civil-Military Coordination Center in Kiryat Gat, formally removing Spanish representatives from the Gaza aid coordination facility.
- Israeli officials framed the expulsion as a response to Madrid's "anti-Israel obsession," citing Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's vocal criticism of military actions in Lebanon and opposition to U.S.-Israeli strikes against Iran beginning February 28.
- Foreign Minister Sa'ar stated, "The Sánchez government's anti-Israel bias is so egregious that it has lost all capability to serve as a constructive actor," while Israel confirmed the United States was briefed in advance.
- Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares previously condemned Israel's military campaign as "the greatest assault on civilization built upon humanist ideals," while Iran praised Madrid's "principled and honorable" stance following Spain's airspace closure to U.S. aircraft.
- The CMCC, established in October 2025 under U.S. Central Command, coordinates humanitarian and security assistance to Gaza under President Donald Trump's peace plan; the expulsion signals challenges in maintaining broad international cooperation within the framework.
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Israel blocks Spain from Gaza truce monitor
Israel said on Friday it had blocked Spain from participating in the work of a US-led centre established to help stabilise post-war Gaza following the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The Civil-Military Coordination Centre (CMCC) in Kiryat Gat was set up after the ceasefire took effect on October 10, 2025, to monitor the truce and facilitate the flow of humanitarian aid into the Palestinian territory. As part of the CMCC, military personnel a…
Israel has denied Spanish representatives access to the center from which various countries monitor the ceasefire in Gaza.
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