Israeli minister blasts Spain's plans to recognise Palestinian state

Israel's Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli was speaking at a Madrid meeting of global far-right leaders organised by Spain's Vox party. "Unfortunately, the current prime minister of Spain, Sanchez, believes that the Palestinians should be rewarded for the massacre -- that this is the time to give them a state," he told the meeting. Spain has been one of Europe's most vocal critics of Israel's Gaza offensive, which began on October 7 after Hamas militants launched their deadly attack into southern Israel.