The government of Israel He has reacted this Thursday to the termination of the contract for the purchase of 15 million bullets that the Executive of Pedro Sánchez had signed and has canceled for the pressures of adding. The Netanyahu Benjamín Foreign Ministry has condemned the decision And he has affirmed that, thus, the security “for political ends” is being set aside.
«Israel strongly condemns the decision of the Spanish government to unilaterally break a contract signed with the IMI Systems defense company, and its announcement that it will refrain from having future defense agreements with Israeli companies, ”says the statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
And he adds: «The Spanish government is sacrificing security considerations for political reasons and continues to be on the erroneous side of history: Against the Jewish state that is defending himself from terrorist attacks on seven fronts ».
The Government of Pedro Sánchez has appealed this Thursday and has broken the contract of purchase of ammunition to the Israeli company Imi Systems, which had caused A deep crisis within the coalition executive. To do so, he has alleged “reasons of general interest.”
It was this Wednesday when it transpired that the Ministry of Interior had acquired 15 million bullets for the Civil Guard to the Israeli company for a total amount of 6.6 million euros. Sources from the department of Fernando Grande-Marlaska shielded themselves in economic issues to maintain it, despite the fact that the government promised in October 2024, when the agreement was known, to terminate the contract.
Now, the Board of Investment of Double Use Material will deny the Israeli company the importation of this material to Spain “for reasons of general interest” and, then, the Interior Ministry will terminate the contract. The State Advocacy and the competent ministries are already studying possible legal reactions and claims, which could consist of lose money without receiving material.
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