The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel, Eli Cohen, reported that he called his ambassador in Spain for consultation. The ambassador was called after the Spanish prime minister made several offensive statements. He also asked Israeli authorities to soften its response to attacks by Hamas terrorists. According to The Times of Israel, the diplomat will be removed from the European country until further notice.

"Following the heinous statements of the Spanish Prime Minister, in which he repeated baseless accusations, we have decided to summon the Israeli ambassador to Spain for consultations," the minister wrote on his X (formerly Twitter) account.

The Israeli minister claimed that his country is acting and will continue to act in accordance with international law. Cohen stated that Israel will continue the war until all the hostages are returned and Hamas is eliminated from Gaza.

Furthermore, he claimed that "A single entity is responsible for the October 7 massacre and for the current situation in the Gaza Strip, and that is the Hamas terror organization. Hamas is committing war crimes and crimes against humanity against the citizens of Israel as well as against the residents of the Gaza Strip."

Cohen's statements came after Pedro Sánchez questioned the actions of Israeli forces when defending themselves against Hamas terrorists. "I have serious doubts that Israel is complying with international law," said the Spanish prime minister in an interview on TVE.

It is not the first time that Sánchez has attacked Israel for defending itself against terrorists. Last week, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel summoned the ambassadors of Spain and Belgium for consultation following comments by the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, and the Belgian Prime Minister, Alexander De Croo, who criticized the actions of the Israeli authorities.

Cohen claimed that Sánchez and De Croo's statements "support terrorism." "We condemn the false statements of the prime ministers of Spain and Belgium who support terrorism and, as a result of their words their ambassadors will be invited to a harsh rebuke conversation," Cohen wrote on his X (formerly Twitter) account.