Spain’s parliament has approved a formal arms embargo on Israel, permanently banning arms sales to Israel as well as military purchases from Israel.

Meanwhile, protesters across the Netherlands have held sit-in protests at 20 train stations in several cities demanding the Dutch government end its support for Israel. This comes after an estimated 250,000 demonstrators joined a “Red Line” protest last weekend against Israel’s assault on Gaza. It was the largest antiwar protest in the Netherlands since the anti-nuclear rallies of the 1980s.