Israel expelled Spain from the United States' Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) in Kiryat Gat, according to a Foreign Ministry statement on Friday afternoon. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that this came "after Spain has chosen repeatedly to stand against Israel."
"Spain has defamed our heroes, the soldiers of the IDF, the soldiers of the most moral army in the world," Netanyahu said, adding that he is "not willing to tolerate this hypocrisy and hostility. I do not intend to allow any country to wage a diplomatic war against us without paying an immediate price." Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar noted that the move, which was carried out in coordination with the United States, stemmed from the Spanish government's "obsessive anti-Israel bias."
"Spain's obsessive anti-Israel bias under Sánchez's leadership is so severe that it has lost all capacity to play a constructive role in implementing the peace plan of [US President Donald Trump]'s peace plan and the center operating under the framework of this plan," Sa'ar said. Spain was notified of the decision. The CMCC, which is a part of US Central Command (CENTCOM) was created in October 2025 in order to oversee and facilitate the flow of humanitarian, logistical, and security assistance from the international community into the Gaza Strip under Trump's Gaza peace plan. (Read more)
