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Spain summoned over deputy PM's Palestinian state remarks

Spain summoned over deputy PM's Palestinian state remarks

Israel's foreign ministry summoned Spain's chargé d'affaires in Tel Aviv to lodge an official protest and reprimand over remarks by Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Díaz.

Israel's foreign ministry summoned Spain's chargé d'affaires in Tel Aviv to lodge an official protest and issue a reprimand, following remarks by Spanish Deputy Prime Minister and Labour Minister Yolanda Díaz.

Díaz had expressed her support for the establishment of a Palestinian state from the river to the sea.