Spain Cancels Contract With Israeli Companies On Gaza's Genocide

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JAKARTA - Spain canceled two contracts with Israeli companies worth nearly Rp18.29 trillion, as part of a new policy that the Prime Minister recently announced against Tel Aviv.

Reported by ANTARA from Anadolu, Tuesday, September 16, the Spanish Ministry of Defense canceled the purchase contract for Silam rocket launchers and Spike anti-tank missiles worth a total of 9837.5 million (around Rp. 16.29 trillion), which was previously awarded to PAP Tecnos Innovacion SA, a subsidiary of Rafael, an Israeli arms manufacturer based in Spain.

The government is finalizing the cancellation move, which is expected to be approved next week, the Spanish news agency EFE reported on Monday, citing government sources.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Defense is drafting plans to break away from Israeli military technology, as well as its various alternatives.

Last week, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced nine steps to stop genocide in Gaza, including barring extremist Israeli Cabinet ministers from entering Spain, imposing permanent arms embargoes, and banning imports from occupied Palestinian territories.

The ongoing Israeli war in Gaza has killed nearly 65,000 people since October 2023 and destroyed the enclave, which is now in danger of starvation.

A UN investigation released on Tuesday found that Israel's war in Gaza was genocide.

"Obviously there is an intention to destroy Palestinians in Gaza through actions that meet the criteria set out in the Genocide Convention," said Navi Pillay, chairman of the UN Independent International Research Commission for the occupied Palestinian Territory.

Israel separately faces genocide cases at the International Court over its war in the region.