By Staff Spain’s Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares announced that his country decided to ban ships carrying weapons for “Israel” from docking at its ports, a day after the country denied a vessel permission to call at a southeastern port. Albares said Spain’s decision not to authorize ships carrying weapons for “Israel” to call at its ports comes as the country doesn't “want to contribute to war”.

He further noted that the ship that was denied access to a Spanish port on Thursday was the first such vessel to be blocked.

Albares noted that the refusal was consistent with the government's decision to suspend weapon export licenses to “Israel” after it launched its aggression on Gaza.

Transport Minister Oscar Puente on Thursday said Marianne Danica, an “Israel”-bound ship carrying arms, had requested permission to call at the port of Cartagena on May 21.

According to El Pais newspaper, the Danish-flagged ship is carrying 27 tons of explosive material from India to the port of Haifa in the occupied territories.

Spain has been one of Europe's most critical voices about “Israel’s” genocidal war on Gaza and is working to encourage other European capitals to recognize Palestine as a state.

Madrid halted weapons sales to “Israel” after the start of the “Israeli” war on Gaza