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Spain removes ambassador to Israel

AL-Monitor
Mar 11, 2026
Spanish and Israeli flags are seen in this illustration taken June 23, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Spanish and Israeli flags are seen in this illustration taken June 23, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration — Dado Ruvic

MADRID, March 11 (Reuters) - Spain government on Tuesday decided to remove its ambassador to Israel, according to the official state gazette published on Wednesday.

Spain's embassy in Tel Aviv will be led by a charge d'affares, a source at the Foreign Ministry said.

(Reporting by Emma Pinedo and Victoria Waldersee; editing by Charlie Devereux)