The Spanish Council of Ministers approved the decision to officially recognize Palestine as an independent state. Pilar Alegria, the official representative of the government and the Minister of Education, informed about this after the meeting of the Royal Council of Ministers. "This is a historic decision, the only goal of which is to ensure peace," he said.

The crew of the Danish-flagged Marianne Danica requested entry to the port on May 21. However, the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs refused to allow a ship carrying weapons and ammunition for Israel, accused of genocide, to enter a Spanish port. It was found that the ship had 12 tons of missiles, 1.5 tons of explosives and 740 kilograms of other military materials.

The decision comes as pro-Palestinian students began camping on university campuses this week following protests.

Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares announced that his country had begun the process of sanctioning the "first group of 12 aggressive Israeli settlers" in the West Bank. "Silence and inaction always work to the detriment of the victims," said the representative of Spain, who is showing courage and will that is absent in Muslim countries.