Spain removes ambassador from Israel | 11 March 2026 | Spain has permanently withdrawn its ambassador from Israel, formally downgrading the level of diplomatic relations with the country. The long-strained relations between Madrid and West Jerusalem have deteriorated amid the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. Spain is the only Western nation that has strongly condemned the attacks. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said his nation will not be “complicit in something that is bad for the world simply out of fear of reprisals from someone.” The decision to terminate the position of ambassador to Israel was announced on Tuesday.