With US blessing, Israel expels Spain from Gaza military strategy center

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Friday he was ousting Spain from the U.S.-led civil-military strategy center, in charge of maintaining peace in Gaza, following persistent criticism from Spain of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. 

“Israel will not remain silent in the face of those who attack us,” Netanyahu said in a video message posted on X. “Spain has defamed our heroes, the soldiers of the IDF, the soldiers of the most moral army in the world.”

“Those who attack the State of Israel instead of terrorist regimes will not be our partners regarding the future of the region,” he added.

From the start of the war at the end of February, Spain has reaffirmed its criticism of and disinvolvement in strikes against Iran, “categorically” denying claims that Madrid had agreed to cooperate with the U.S. It also restricted the U.S. military from using its air bases for operations against Iran, citing a........

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