Spain cancels ammunition deal with Israel firm over Gaza war

The Spanish government has cancelled a 6.5 million Euros contract with Israeli military company Guardian LTD to purchase ammunition for its Civil Guard police force, citing ongoing Israeli atrocities in Gaza Strip.

The contract was awarded on Monday, October 21, but



Spain’s Interior Ministry has now begun an administrative process to cancel it.

“The Spanish government maintains the commitment not to sell weapons to the Israeli state since the armed conflict broke out in the territory of Gaza,” it said in a statement, Reuters reported.