The top of state welcomed Housni Abdel Wahed to the royal palace in Madrid for the normal ceremony for newly appointed international ambassadors to Spain, in accordance with photos printed by the royal palace on social community X.
Wahed had been the pinnacle of the Palestinian diplomatic mission in Madrid since 2022 and he loved an analogous standing to that of an envoy however he formally modified rank after Spain together with Eire and Norway formally recognised a Palestinian state comprising the Gaza Strip and the West Financial institution.
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The three international locations stated on the time they hoped their resolution would spur different European international locations to comply with go well with and speed up efforts in the direction of securing a ceasefire in Israel’s warfare in opposition to Hamas in Gaza.
Israel has condemned the choice, saying it bolsters Hamas, the militant Islamist group that led the October seventh assault on Israel that triggered the warfare within the Hamas-governed Gaza Strip.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, one of many staunchest critics in Europe of Israel’s Gaza offensive, introduced earlier this month {that a} bilateral summit between Spain and Palestine could be held earlier than the tip of the yr.
The October seventh assault that sparked the warfare resulted within the deaths of 1,205 individuals, largely civilians, in accordance with an AFP tally based mostly on official Israeli figures.
Militants additionally seized 251 hostages, 97 of whom are nonetheless held in Gaza, together with 33 the Israeli army says are useless.
Israel’s retaliatory army offensive has to this point killed not less than 41,226 individuals in Gaza, in accordance with the well being ministry within the Hamas-run territory.