A Palestinian man looks at the damage in the Hajja Hamida Mosque after it was reportedly set on fire and vandalised by Israeli settlers in the Palestinian village of Deir Istiya, near Salfit in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on November 13, 2025. AFP
In Madrid, three senior executives of the Basque metals company Cedinor appeared on Wednesday before the National Court on allegations that the firm provided steel to Israeli military industries for equipment used in attacks on Gaza, according to the Palestinian News Agency SAFA.
SAFA said the case is the first of its kind in Spain and marks the first attempt to pursue a European supply chain allegedly linked to military equipment used by Israel.
Muzid Khalilieh, spokesperson for the Palestinian Association in Catalonia, the organization that filed the complaint, described the hearing as “a new victory, adding to the series of legal victories achieved in recent years.”
Khalilieh said the questioning of the executives represents “an important legal precedent,” adding that several lawyers and rights groups are closely following the case. He accused Cedinor of supplying materials used by the Israeli military “in criminal operations targeting children, women, and innocent civilians in Gaza.”
He added that public and institutional pressure across Europe has reshaped the legal environment, increasing the likelihood of prosecuting “the occupation and its collaborators” within European jurisdictions.
The case comes amid broader shifts in how major arms-exporting countries deal with Israel, following moves by several European states to label its conduct in Gaza over the past two years as genocide.
Since the outbreak of Israel's war on Gaza in October 2023, the Israeli army has killed over 69,000 Palestinians in Gaza, most of them women and children.
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