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Spain has accused Israel of violating international law and a newly brokered two-week ceasefire by carrying out airstrikes on Lebanon.
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00:00Other than Australia, Spain has also been calling for Lebanon to be included in the ceasefire.
00:05In fact, Madrid accused Tel Aviv of violating international law by carrying out airstrikes on Lebanon.
00:12Other than that, Spain has also urged the international community to condemn the attacks.
00:19Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez earlier urged the European Union to suspend its 1995 Association Agreement with Israel,
00:27a treaty governing trade and political cooperation, following the attacks.
00:32He also stressed there must be accountability, saying there should be no impunity for such actions.
00:38His statement follows large-scale Israeli strikes on Wednesday across Lebanon, which has killed at least 254 people.
00:47Meanwhile, Spain is set to reopen its embassy in Tehran after it was closed in March due to the conflict.
00:53Madrid has been among the most vocal critics of US and Israeli strikes against Iran,
00:59even closing its airspace to US military aircraft involved in operations against Tehran.
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