Spain denied overflight permission to an Israeli rescue team en route to Colombia Saturday. The aircraft was forced to reroute through Moroccan airspace, taking a longer route to reach its destination.
Open-source intelligence and other reports have indicated that the Israeli military aircraft avoided Spanish airspace after Spain allegedly denied it passage.
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The Home Front Command and humanitarian delegation included 80 experts drawn from the reserves and active duty and arrived in Colombia Saturday to aid in rescue efforts following a devastating magnitude 7.4 earthquake last week. Despite Spain’s refusal of overflight permission, the team arrived in Colombia and immediately began assisting in rescue operations.
Spain had passed a comprehensive ban on Israeli military materials, and the aircraft that bore the delegation belonged to the Israeli military. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has also strictly forbidden any access to foreign aircraft that bear any connection to the conflict in Israel.
Spain has fiercely criticized Israel during the war in Gaza, and it has backed up its rhetoric with action, joining South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice, implementing an arms embargo against Israel, recalling its ambassador from Tel Aviv, recognizing Palestinian statehood, and imposing strict restrictions on Israeli military and fuel shipments through its airspace.
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