MADRID, April 12, 2026 (WAFA) – Spanish Minister of Health Mónica García Gómez described Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a “genocidist,” stressing that standing up to him is a source of pride for Spain.

Her remarks came as part of the Spanish government’s response to Israel’s decision to remove Spain from the military-civil coordination center and to accusations by Netanyahu that Madrid is waging a “diplomatic war” against his country.

In a television interview, García said: “This man is a genocidist. He has carried out one of the largest genocides of our time, killing 70,000 civilians in Palestine, more than 20,000 of them children, and destroying southern Lebanon.”

The Spanish minister also mocked Netanyahu’s remarks about a “diplomatic war,” saying: “Is this a bad joke?”

“I don’t know whether it’s a joke or not,” she added, “but what is certain is that Spain is standing up to this man.”

“It is a matter of pride that Spain and its government are building a wall against this man and against the genocidal regime,” she said.

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