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Israeli officers bring Spanish flotilla activist Saif Abu Keshek to a court in Ashkelon on May 5, 2026. (Ilia YEFIMOVICH / AFP)
May 7, 2026, 7:37 pm
Spain summons Israeli envoy to protest detention of Spanish flotilla activist
Latest diplomatic clash comes after Israel detained Spanish-Palestinian Saif Abu Keshek, saying he is a leading member of a group accused of being affiliated with Hamas
By AFP and ToI Staff
An Iranian woman wrapped in the national flag performs noon prayers as people gather in Tehran's Revolution Square after the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, on April 8, 2026. (ATTA KENARE / AFP) /
April 8, 2026, 3:24 pm
World leaders hail Iran truce as stocks rally, oil prices tumble
Two-week truce and reopening of Hormuz are welcomed by both Iran’s allies and Gulf states targeted by Tehran; France, Spain push for ceasefire to also include Israel’s fight with Hezbollah
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump (R) shakes hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the end of a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, December 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida. (AP/Alex Brandon)
January 21, 2026, 2:35 pm
Netanyahu accepts invite to Trump’s Board of Peace; Europe formulating common position
Egypt announces participation; Witkoff says Putin expected to join; Sweden and Norway reject invitations; Italy said to believe joining the board would violate its constitution
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Religious Zionism party party chief Bezalel Smotrich (right) and Otzma Yehudit party chief Itamar Ben Gvir are seen during a vote at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on December 28, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
September 9, 2025, 5:57 pm
Spain bans far-right lawmakers Smotrich, Ben Gvir in latest reciprocal rap
Jerusalem and Madrid hit nadir in relations after Spain unveiled new punitive measures, including an arms embargo and partial trade ban
By Lazar Berman, Agencies and ToI Staff
Spain's Minister of Foreign Affairs Jose Manuel Albares gives a press conference during the Madrid+ For the Implementation of the Two States Solution meeting of European and Arab nations in Madrid on May 25, 2025. (Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP)
May 26, 2025, 3:21 am
Spain proposes imposing sanctions on Israel to force end to Gaza war
Spanish foreign minister urges allies to impose arms embargo, as well as individual sanctions on people trying to ‘ruin the two-state solution forever’
By AFP and ToI Staff
PA Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa, left, speaks after receiving a document handed over by Norway's Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide, right, prior to a meeting for talks on the Middle East in Brussels, May 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
May 26, 2024, 6:26 pm
Norway hands papers for recognition of Palestinian state to PA prime minister
Mohammad Mustafa lauds recognition, hopes more will follow, as he holds meetings in Brussels with Norwegian and Spanish foreign ministers, EU foreign policy chief
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Demonstrators shout slogans during a pro-Palestinian rally at the Puerta del Sol square in downtown Madrid, Spain, October 21, 2023. (Manu Fernandez/AP)
October 23, 2023, 7:53 am
Synagogues in Spain hit with anti-Israel graffiti as relations strained by Gaza war
Israeli flag burned outside synagogue in enclave of Melilla; Israel’s ambassador in Madrid summoned after embassy denounces ‘shameful statements’ by some in Spanish government
By JTA and ToI Staff
Spain's Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares arrives for a meeting of Foreign Affairs Council at the EU headquarters in Brussels, on February 20, 2023. (Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP)
February 26, 2023, 2:38 pm
Spain announces woman detained by Iran has been freed
Spanish FM says Ana Baneira doing well after being released from custody and on her way home; adds ‘our happiness will be complete’ when another detained citizen is freed
By AFP
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