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<p>Israel announced on Friday (May 24)&nbsp;that it will stop work of the Spanish consulate for Palestinians. In a post on X, Israel's Foreign Minister&nbsp;Israel Katz said, "I have decided to cut the connection between the diplomatic representation of Spain in Israel and the Palestinians and prohibit the Spanish consulate in Jerusalem from providing services to Palestinians in Judea and Samaria."</p>

<p>Katz said the step&nbsp;was taken&nbsp;following&nbsp;Spain's plan&nbsp;to formally recognise a Palestinian state. Apart from Spain, Ireland and Norway also announced their plans to recognise a Palestinian state.</p>

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<p>The three European countries said they wanted to&nbsp;help secure a halt to Israel's devastating Gaza offensive and revive peace talks that stalled a decade ago.</p>

<h2><strong>Israel reprimands Irish, Spanish, and Norwegian&nbsp;envoys</strong></h2>

<p>On Thursday, the Israeli government&nbsp;reprimanded the ambassadors of Ireland, Norway and Spain over their plans to recognise the Palestinian state. Addressing a press conference,&nbsp;government spokesperson Avi Hyman said that recognising a&nbsp;Palestinian&nbsp;state&nbsp;does not promote&nbsp;peace,&nbsp;but "perpetuates war."</p>

<p>"Any&nbsp;kind of&nbsp;so-called solution for the Israeli-Palestinian&nbsp;conflict that compromises Israel's security does not mean peace. There will be zero compromise on our security," Hyman told reporters.</p>

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<p>"Other than the October 7th massacre, what exactly has changed in the&nbsp;Palestinian&nbsp;Authority to warrant this prize? They continue with their policy of pay for slaying, they continue to educate their children to hate, they still haven't held an election in 19 years," Hyman added.</p>

<p>The Israeli government spokesperson pointed out that the Palestinian Authority had still not condemned Hamas' October 7 attack. "So what is this&nbsp;Palestinian&nbsp;state&nbsp;that you recognised? It is simply a public declaration that spits in the face of the Israeli&nbsp;people,&nbsp;while we fight a war for our very&nbsp;survival,&nbsp;against the genocidal forces that surround us," he further said.</p>

<h2><strong>ICJ to rule on South Africa's Gaza ceasefire bid today</strong></h2>

<p>Meanwhile, on Friday,&nbsp;the International Court of Justice&nbsp;(ICJ) will rule on a request&nbsp;by South Africa to order Israel to implement a ceasefire in the&nbsp;Gaza&nbsp;Strip.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>South Africa has petitioned the ICJ for emergency measures to order Israel to cease its military operations in Gaza&nbsp;including&nbsp;in Rafah, where it is pressing an offensive.</p>

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Israel announced on Friday (May 24) that it will stop work of the Spanish consulate for Palestinians. In a post on X, Israel's Foreign Minister Israel Katz said, "I have decided to cut the connection between the diplomatic representation of Spain in Israel and the Palestinians and prohibit the Spanish consulate in Jerusalem from providing services to Palestinians in Judea and Samaria.

Israel announced on Friday (May 24) that it will stop work of the Spanish consulate for Palestinians. In a post on X, Israel's Foreign Minister Israel Katz said, "I have decided to cut the connection between the diplomatic representation of Spain in Israel and the Palestinians and prohibit the Spanish consulate in Jerusalem from providing services to Palestinians in Judea and Samaria." Katz said the step was taken following Spain's plan to formally recognise a Palestinian state. Apart from Spain, Ireland and Norway also announced their plans to recognise a Palestinian state. Also read | Biden's clean chit to Israel? US president says war in Gaza 'not genocide' The three European countries said they wanted to help secure a halt to Israel's devastating Gaza offensive and revive peace talks that stalled a decade ago. Israel reprimands Irish, Spanish, and Norwegian envoys On Thursday, the Israeli government reprimanded the ambassadors of Ireland, Norway and Spain over their plans to recognise the Palestinian state. Addressing a press conference, government spokesperson Avi Hyman said that recognising a Palestinian state does not promote peace, but "perpetuates war." "Any kind of so-called solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that compromises Israel's security does not mean peace. There will be zero compromise on our security," Hyman told reporters. Tras el reconocimiento por parte de España de un Estado palestino y el llamado antisemita de la Vicepresidenta del Gobierno español a no conformarse con reconocer un Estado palestino "y liberar Palestina desde el río hasta el mar", he decidido cortar la conexión entre la… — ישראל כ”ץ Israel Katz (@Israel_katz) May 24, 2024 × "Other than the October 7th massacre, what exactly has changed in the Palestinian Authority to warrant this prize? They continue with their policy of pay for slaying, they continue to educate their children to hate, they still haven't held an election in 19 years," Hyman added. The Israeli government spokesperson pointed out that the Palestinian Authority had still not condemned Hamas' October 7 attack. "So what is this Palestinian state that you recognised? It is simply a public declaration that spits in the face of the Israeli people, while we fight a war for our very survival, against the genocidal forces that surround us," he further said. ICJ to rule on South Africa's Gaza ceasefire bid today Meanwhile, on Friday, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will rule on a request by South Africa to order Israel to implement a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Also watch | Future of war: Will private military contractors take over? | WION Decodes × South Africa has petitioned the ICJ for emergency measures to order Israel to cease its military operations in Gaza including in Rafah, where it is pressing an offensive. (With inputs from agencies)

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