Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has announced his rejection of a request by his Spanish counterpart Jose Manuel Albares to remove the restrictions on the Spanish consulate in Jerusalem.A week ago, Israel announced that the consulate was .
Amid escalating tensions in the Gaza Strip, a Danish-flagged cargo ship, the Marianne Danica, carrying 27 tons of explosive material from India, has been diverted to the port of Ashdod in Israel.