JERUSALEM: On Tuesday, an Israeli advocacy group said that it had requested that the International Criminal Court take legal action against Pedro Sanchez, the prime minister of Spain, for allegedly “aiding war crimes” by exporting goods to Iran.
The accusation is part of a growing diplomatic dispute between the two countries that started when the Gaza conflict broke out in October 2023 and got worse when Madrid recognized a Palestinian state a year later.
Spain is accused of supplying “components required by the regime in Tehran and its proxies for military purposes” in a complaint filed by Shourat HaDin, a group that has filed lawsuits all around the world against what it refers to as “Israel’s enemies.”
According to a document filed under Article 15 of the Rome Statute, Spain authorized the export of goods valued at roughly 1.3 million euros that could be utilized in detonators and other explosive-related purposes.
According to a statement from Shourat HaDin, “these materials are not innocent industrial products, but critical components that enable explosive devices to function, and they were transferred in circumstances where their use for attacks against civilians was foreseeable and reasonable.”
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