Spain hosts European, Arab nations to pressure Israel on Gaza

Madrid: The international community should look to sanction Israel to stop the war in Gaza, Spain s foreign minister said, ahead of a Madrid meeting o...

Madrid: The international community should look to sanction Israel to stop the war in Gaza, Spain's foreign minister said, ahead of a Madrid meeting of European and Arab nations on Sunday to urge a halt to its offensive.

Countries Israel had long counted on as allies have been adding their voices to growing international pressure after it expanded military operations against Gaza.

A two-month aid blockade has worsened shortages of food, water, fuel and medicine in the Palestinian territory, sparking fears of famine.

Aid organisations say the trickle of supplies Israel allowed to enter in recent days falls far short of needs.

Madrid will host 20 countries as well as international organisations on Sunday with the aim of "stopping this war, which no longer has any goal", Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares told France Info radio.