When the documented dead number exceeds 65 thousand, the Prosecutor’s Office Spanish He gave a green light to an investigation into the alleged war crimes committed by Israel in the Gaza Strip, which places Madrid in the European avant -garde against the genocide process practiced by the occupants in the Palestinian enclave.
The attorney general of the Spanish State, Álvaro García Ortiz, signed a decree to initiate a process that will be in charge of the Prosecutor for Human Rights and Democratic Memory, Dolores Delgado, with the support of the Chief of the Prosecutor’s Office at the National Court, Jesús Alonso.
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In his order, prosecutor García Ortiz indicates that “the facts described would be serious violations of International Law of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law, constituting crimes provided for in articles 607 (genocide) and following of the Criminal Code”, referring to crimes against humanity.
The investigation will be based on international law and will seek to clarify the multiple crimes against humanity that, according to estimates, have left more than 65 thousand people dead in the last two years, including doctors, journalists and humanitarian workers.
The origin of the process is a police report detailing facts that could constitute genocide and other serious violations.
In addition to Spain, Ireland is another European country that has declared that Israel’s actions in Gaza constitute a genocide and has shown a willingness to investigate possible war crimes in that context, following an approach similar to that undertaken by the Spanish Prosecutor’s Office. However, most European countries maintain more cautious and divided positions, and few have initiated formal judicial investigations on crimes in Gaza.
Ayuso positions and defends Israel
At the local level, the president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, took a clear position in support of Israel by prohibiting the use of Palestinian flags in public schools.
However, this measure caused the resistance of more than 50 educational centers that decided to maintain the exhibition of Palestinian symbols in protest against what they consider a genocide in the Gaza enclave, with just 360 square kilometers, and virtually in ruins.
Offensive against Gaza City
The Spanish Prosecutor’s Movement takes place when Israeli tanks and combat planes continued this Thursday by bombing Gaza City, causing a massive exodus to the south of the Palestinian enclave, which has been in a brutal conflict for almost two years.
Israel launched on Tuesday a land and aerial offensive to “eliminate” the Islamic resistance movement, known under the acronym for Hamas, which resists occupation through the guerrilla war.
Right now, an endless row of Palestinians fleeing advances on foot or carts, loading their few belongings while crossing the Gaza Strip on a highway temporarily open road by the Israeli army.
However, this corridor closed Friday, which hinders the safe evacuation of the population. The few hospitals that remain standing, already saturated, are on the verge of collapse and the arrival of humanitarian aid is blocked, increasing the suffering of the civilian population.
To date, the offensive has left at least 65 thousand 141 Palestinian dead, mostly civilians, according to figures from the Ministry of Health of Gaza, considered reliable by the UN.
In addition, Israeli attacks against civil areas continue and the escalation of violence has caused the displacement of more than one million people, with a serious humanitarian crisis that affects a confined and hungry population.
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Discrepancies between Pedro Sánchez and Friedrich Merz
In Madrid, the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, and the German Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, showed clear differences on how to respond to the crisis in Gaza during Merz’s official visit.
Sánchez reaffirmed the Spanish position of recognizing Palestine as a state, arguing that this step is essential to achieve peaceful coexistence between both peoples. In addition, Sanchez did not hesitate to qualify Israeli actions in Gaza as a genocide, a position also supported by UN reports and mostly by Spanish public opinion.
For his part, Merz remained more cautious and stressed that his government does not contemplate the immediate recognition of Palestine, considering it a step that must reach the end of the peace process.
The German Chancellor refused to use the term genocide to describe the current situation and emphasized the need to end the conflict by liberation from Israeli hostages by Hamas and the renunciation of weapons by the Palestinian group.
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United States and Donald Trump against London
Meanwhile, in the international arena, the United States maintained its incombustible unconditional support to Israel, an action that was reinforced with the US veto to a resolution of the UN Security Council that requested a high immediate fire, the release of hostages and the entry of humanitarian aid to Gaza.
The American representative, Morgan Ortagus, justified the veto claiming that the document does not condemn Hamas or recognize Israel’s right to defend himself, legitimizing erroneous perceptions that benefit that Palestinian group.
The United States veto hinders the adoption of international measures to stop violence and aggravates the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where more than 1.6 million people suffer hunger, according to independent reports.
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On the political level, former president Donald Trump expressed in the United Kingdom his disagreement with the British government plan to recognize a Palestinian State.
The White House chief described this position as one of the few disagreements with Prime Minister Keir Starmer and maintained the firm support of the United States to Israel, although he also clarified that not all Israeli decisions are shared by Washington.
