00:00Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has come to the defence of Barcelona star Lamin Yamal
00:05saying he had made Spain, quote, proud for waving a Palestinian flag at a victory parade.
00:12The 18-year-old forward drew attention for brandishing a Palestinian flag
00:16during an open-top bus parade through Barcelona on Monday
00:21as the Catalan Giants celebrated their second straight La Liga title.
00:26Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz lashed out at the Spanish star on Thursday
00:31accusing him of, quote, inciting hatred towards Israel and towards Jews.
00:37In a statement on social media platform X, Katz added that a great and respected club like Barcelona
00:43should distance itself from the gesture and make it clear that there is no place for incitement or for support
00:50of terrorism.
00:51Sanchez, an outspoken critic of Israel who has called its devastating two-year war
00:56against Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza a genocide, hit back in defence of Yamal.
01:03Relations between Spain and Israel have plummeted since the start of the Gaza war
01:07spacked by the Hamas-led attack on Israel on 7 October 2023.
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