Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katzhas shared a video on the social networkPedro Sánchez, Hamas thanks him for his service“.

Throughout the entire video, which lasts 18 seconds and begins with the flag of Spain, the writing appears “Hamas: Thank you Spain“, with flamenco music in the background and shots of Hamas militiamen holding weapons or shooting.

There is also footage of the October 7 attack on Israel’s electronic music festival near the Gaza Strip, when Hamas stormed the celebration.

This message is framed within Israel’s reproaches to Spain for the recognition of the State of Palestinewhich will take effect this Tuesday, May 28 in the Council of Ministers and will do so together with Ireland and Norway.

This Saturday the Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, stated that what is happening in the Gaza Strip “is a authentic genocide“.

“Spain is always very supportive of what is happening in the world, we cannot forget that people are dying in Ukraine, it is being a tremendous war, nor ignore what is happening in Gaza, which is a true genocide,” he declared. Robles from Oviedo, where the Armed Forces Day parade was held.

The Israeli Embassy in Spain responded shortly after to these words from the Minister of Defense, who reproached Robles for “having adopted the Hamas story as his own.”

“We regret that the Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, has endorsed the false and unfounded story of the terrorist organization Hamas,” the Israeli Embassy published on its account on the social network X.